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WASTE MINIMISATION ACT 2001 - SECT 9

Criteria for deciding initiation of IWRP

    (1)     The Minister may decide that an IWRP is to be prepared in accordance with this Act for a particular industry.

    (2)     An industry can be nominated for an IWRP by—

        (a)     a member of the industry or a person on behalf of industry members; or

        (b)     the director-general.

    (3)     The Minister is to decide whether or not an IWRP is to be prepared for the nominated industry, taking into account the following matters:

        (a)     the impact on the environment of the waste created by the activities of industry members;

        (b)     the environmentally sensitive nature, or the amount, of the natural resources consumed by industry members in the production or manufacturing processes of the industry;

        (a)     any other matter the Minister considers appropriate.



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