sec.22Criteria for deciding residue waste discounting applications— Act , s 46

sec.22 Criteria for deciding residue waste discounting applications— Act , s 46

For section 46 (2) (c) of the Act , the following criteria are prescribed— the performance history and likely future performance of the applicant in conducting the recycling activity the subject of the application, compared to— either— industry benchmarks and best practice guidelines for the recycling activity; or if there are no industry benchmarks or best practice guidelines for the recycling activity—the performance of similar entities conducting recycling activities using the same type of feedstock, having regard to information reasonably available to the chief executive about the performance; and the recycling efficiency threshold for the recycling activity; the strategies or practices proposed in the application to progressively improve the efficiency of the recycling activity during the period of the approval, if granted; the extent to which the applicant is optimising, or is likely to be able to optimise, the market and material value that can be derived from the waste used as feedstock for the recycling activity; the extent to which approval of a discounted rate for the waste levy for residue waste from the recycling activity the subject of the application will— establish or sustain resource recovery in Queensland; and contribute to the Queensland economy; if the applicant is conducting, or has conducted, a recycling activity under the Act , the Environmental Protection Act or a corresponding law—the applicant’s history of compliance with the Act , the Environmental Protection Act or the corresponding law; if a related entity for the applicant is conducting, or has conducted, a recycling activity under the Act , the Environmental Protection Act or a corresponding law—the related entity’s history of compliance with the Act , the Environmental Protection Act or the corresponding law, including whether the related entity holds any licences, environmental authorities or other approvals for conducting a recycling activity. In this section— corresponding law means a law of another jurisdiction that provides for the same matters as the Act or the Environmental Protection Act , or a provision of either of those Acts, in relation to a waste management ERA. related entity , for the applicant, has the meaning given by section 72K (3) of the Act . (sec.22-ssec.1) For section 46 (2) (c) of the Act , the following criteria are prescribed— the performance history and likely future performance of the applicant in conducting the recycling activity the subject of the application, compared to— either— industry benchmarks and best practice guidelines for the recycling activity; or if there are no industry benchmarks or best practice guidelines for the recycling activity—the performance of similar entities conducting recycling activities using the same type of feedstock, having regard to information reasonably available to the chief executive about the performance; and the recycling efficiency threshold for the recycling activity; the strategies or practices proposed in the application to progressively improve the efficiency of the recycling activity during the period of the approval, if granted; the extent to which the applicant is optimising, or is likely to be able to optimise, the market and material value that can be derived from the waste used as feedstock for the recycling activity; the extent to which approval of a discounted rate for the waste levy for residue waste from the recycling activity the subject of the application will— establish or sustain resource recovery in Queensland; and contribute to the Queensland economy; if the applicant is conducting, or has conducted, a recycling activity under the Act , the Environmental Protection Act or a corresponding law—the applicant’s history of compliance with the Act , the Environmental Protection Act or the corresponding law; if a related entity for the applicant is conducting, or has conducted, a recycling activity under the Act , the Environmental Protection Act or a corresponding law—the related entity’s history of compliance with the Act , the Environmental Protection Act or the corresponding law, including whether the related entity holds any licences, environmental authorities or other approvals for conducting a recycling activity. (sec.22-ssec.2) In this section— corresponding law means a law of another jurisdiction that provides for the same matters as the Act or the Environmental Protection Act , or a provision of either of those Acts, in relation to a waste management ERA. related entity , for the applicant, has the meaning given by section 72K (3) of the Act .