21Strategic plan

21 Strategic plan

(1) Every 3 years, the Head, Recycling Victoria must prepare and submit to the Minister for approval a strategic plan for waste, recycling or resource recovery services.

(2) A strategic plan must include the following—

(a) objectives to be achieved during the course of the plan;

(b) a community engagement strategy for the course of the plan, being a strategy consistent with the Charter of Engagement published under section 36;

(c) a regulatory strategy for the course of the plan;

(d) any other matters as directed by the Minister.

(3) A strategic plan may include the following—

(a) the nature and scope of any priorities;

(b) business arrangements for the course of the plan;

(c) how the Head, Recycling Victoria intends to—

(i) identify, monitor, manage and mitigate risks and harm associated with waste, recycling or resource recovery services; and

(ii) support, promote and monitor compliance with, and enforce, requirements under this Act; and

(iii) use a proportionate and graduated approach to address non-compliance with requirements under this Act; and

(iv) allocate resources to perform the functions of the Head, Recycling Victoria; and

(v) use the data collection, reporting and information sharing framework of this Act or any other Act to perform the functions of the Head, Recycling Victoria;

(d) targets and other measures by which the performance of the Head, Recycling Victoria and waste, recycling or resource recovery services may be assessed;

(e) any other matters that the Head, Recycling Victoria considers appropriate.

(4) If the Minister approves a strategic plan, the Head, Recycling Victoria must publish the plan on a website maintained by the Department.

(5) The Head, Recycling Victoria must prepare and submit the first strategic plan under this section within 12 months of the commencement of this Part.