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Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011
sec.44Application for discounted rate for waste levy for residue waste
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### sec.44 Application for discounted rate for waste levy for residue waste
A person who conducts a recycling activity prescribed by regulation may apply to the chief executive for approval of a discounted rate for the waste levy for residue waste identified in the application (a residue waste discounting application ).
The application must—
be in the approved form; and
be supported by enough information to allow the chief executive to decide the application; and
be accompanied by the fee prescribed by regulation.
The Minister may recommend to the Governor in Council the making of a regulation under subsection (1) about a particular recycling activity only if the Minister is satisfied that—
giving a discount on the waste levy for residue waste from the activity will have a significant impact on the activity becoming established and sustained in Queensland; and
the activity optimises the market and material value that can be derived from the waste used as feedstock for the activity.
The discounted rate for the waste levy for residue waste is the rate prescribed by regulation.
s 44 amd 2013 No. 6 s 26
sub 2019 No. 2 s 6
(sec.44-ssec.1) A person who conducts a recycling activity prescribed by regulation may apply to the chief executive for approval of a discounted rate for the waste levy for residue waste identified in the application (a residue waste discounting application ).
(sec.44-ssec.2) The application must— be in the approved form; and be supported by enough information to allow the chief executive to decide the application; and be accompanied by the fee prescribed by regulation.
(sec.44-ssec.3) The Minister may recommend to the Governor in Council the making of a regulation under subsection (1) about a particular recycling activity only if the Minister is satisfied that— giving a discount on the waste levy for residue waste from the activity will have a significant impact on the activity becoming established and sustained in Queensland; and the activity optimises the market and material value that can be derived from the waste used as feedstock for the activity.
(sec.44-ssec.4) The discounted rate for the waste levy for residue waste is the rate prescribed by regulation.
- (a) be in the approved form; and
- (b) be supported by enough information to allow the chief executive to decide the application; and
- (c) be accompanied by the fee prescribed by regulation.
- (a) giving a discount on the waste levy for residue waste from the activity will have a significant impact on the activity becoming established and sustained in Queensland; and
- (b) the activity optimises the market and material value that can be derived from the waste used as feedstock for the activity.