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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 984 asked in the Legislative Council on 16 November 2021 by Hon Tjorn Sibma

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

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.