Waste_Minimisation_Act_2008 Knowpia

Waste Minimisation Act
Waste Minimisation Act
New Zealand Parliament
Royal assent	25 September 2008
Commenced	see section 2 of the Act
Legislative history
Introduced by	Green Party
Passed	2008
	Status: Current legislation

The Waste Minimisation Act is an Act of Parliament passed in New Zealand in 2008.

It was a Private Members Bill introduced by Nándor Tánczos. The major provisions of the Act are: a levy on landfill waste, promoting product stewardship schemes, some mandatory waste reporting, clarifying the role of territorial authorities with respect to waste minimisation, and sets up a Waste Advisory Board.^[1]

The Act has a provision where the Minister for the Environment can assign the status of priority product, which are those that can cause a high degree of environmental harm.^[2]

References edit

^ "The Waste Minimisation Act 2008". Ministry for the Environment. 22 March 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
^ "Waste Minimisation Act 2008 - Declaration of priority products". New Zealand Government. 25 September 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2010.

External links edit

Text of the Act
Ministry for the Environment - Waste Minimisation Act information page
Briefing on the Waste Minimisation Bill by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment

News

Robertson, Fiona (26 August 2008). "Regulation changes fail to appease scrap merchants". National Business Review. Retrieved 11 October 2010.

[1] "The Waste Minimisation Act 2008". Ministry for the Environment. 22 March 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2009.

[2] "Waste Minimisation Act 2008 - Declaration of priority products". New Zealand Government. 25 September 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2010.

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