SINGLE-USE PLASTICS — REGULATIONS
984. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the minister representing the
Minister for Environment:
I refer to the minister's
fast-tracked Plan for Plastics.
(1) Has the Department of Water and Environmental
Regulation drafted the regulations required to give effect to the phase
out of single-use plastics listed in the stage 1 category?
(2) If yes to
(1), have these draft regulations been circulated among all affected
stakeholders for consultation and comment?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer is provided on behalf of the
Minister for Environment.
(1)–(2) Preliminary draft regulations for the phase out of
stage 1 single-use plastics were made available to members of the
Single-use Plastic Working Group for comment on 11 October 2021.