Tuesday, 7 June 2022

Bills

Environment Legislation Amendment (Circular Economy and Other Matters) Bill 2022

Introduction and first reading

Ms D’AMBROSIO (Mill Park—Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change, Minister for Solar Homes) (12:04): I move:

That I introduce a bill for an act to amend the Circular Economy (Waste Reduction and Recycling) Act 2021, the Environment Protection Act 2017, the Sustainability Victoria Act 2005, the Climate Change Act 2017 and the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998 and for other purposes.

Motion agreed to.

Ms STALEY (Ripon) (12:05): I ask the minister for a brief explanation of the bill.

Ms D’AMBROSIO (Mill Park—Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change, Minister for Solar Homes) (12:05): In summary, the bill will amend the Circular Economy (Waste Reduction and Recycling) Act 2021 to provide Recycling Victoria with additional powers and functions, the Environment Protection Act 2017 to allow for improvements to better effect the act’s intent and operation and the Sustainability Victoria Act 2005 to support information sharing by Sustainability Victoria.

Read first time.

Ordered to be read second time tomorrow.