Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Environment Protection Act 1970 - SECT 16A

Waste management policy

16A. Waste management policy



(1) For the purposes of this Act the Governor in Council may, on the
recommendation of the Authority, by Order published in the Government Gazette
declare the waste management policy to be observed with respect to any aspect
of the management of waste in Victoria, including with respect to-

   (a)  the generation, storage, reprocessing, treatment, transport,
        containment and disposal, and generally the handling, of waste;

   (b)  the procedures to be implemented in the recycling, recovery,
        reclamation and re-use of waste and the use of recycled substances;

   (c)  the methods by which specified substances are to be disposed of;

   (d)  the routes and methods by which waste is to be transported;

   (e)  the location of treatment and disposal plants;

   (f)  the allocation of responsibility for waste management operations and
        disposal; and

   (g)  the use and disposal of notifiable chemicals.

(2) Any Order made by the Governor in Council under this section may, by Order
of the Governor in Council published in the Government Gazette, be revoked or
varied.









(3) Any reference to a State environment protection policy within the meaning
of this Act in existence in any Act, statutory instrument, agreement or other
document before the date of commencement of section 10 of the Environment
Protection (Resource Efficiency) Act 2002 is deemed to continue to include a
reference to a waste management policy after that date, unless a contrary
intention appears.