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TASMANIA
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT (KERBSIDE RECYCLING) AMENDMENT BILL 2008
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CONTENTS
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Principal Act
4. Section 20 amended (Functions and powers)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT (KERBSIDE RECYCLING) AMENDMENT BILL 2008
(Brought in by Marinus Theodoor Hidding)
A BILL FOR
An Act to amend the Local Government Act 1993 to provide that, unless granted an
exemption, a council must provide a kerbside recycling collection service
Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and
consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as
follows:
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Local Government (Kerbside
Recycling) Amendment Act 2008.
2. Commencement
This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal
Assent.
3. Principal Act
In this Act, the Local Government Act 1993* is referred to as the
Principal Act.
4. Section 20 amended (Functions and powers)
Section 7 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after
subsection (5) the following subsection:
(6) (a) A council must, unless granted a full or partial
exemption by notice in writing by the Minister,
provide a kerbside recycling collection service.
(b) Where practicable, a council shall enter into an
arrangement with another council in order to share
the cost of providing a kerbside recycling collection
service.
(c) A partial exemption notice issued under subsection
(6) (a) must specify the part of the municipal area
where the council is exempted from providing a
kerbside recycling collection service.
(d) Any notice issued under this subsection shall be
published in the Gazette and is to be tabled in each
House of Parliament within 10 sitting days after the
day on which it is issued.
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*No. 95 of 1993