Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011

A planning entity must give the chief executive a report, in the approved form and otherwise in compliance with the requirements of this section, about the operation, in the period covered by the report, of any waste reduction and recycling plan adopted by the entity.

A report under subsection (1) must be given—

for the first report under this section—within 2 months after the end of the first full financial year after the day prescribed for the planning entity under section 141(4); and

for subsequent reports, and unless another interval is provided for under a regulation—at intervals of not more than 3 years after the giving of the first report.

The period covered by a report must be—

for the first report—the first full financial year mentioned in subsection (2)(a); and

for any subsequent report—the period since the last period covered by a report under this section.

A report under subsection (1) must include details of the following—

the types and amounts of waste generated, recycled or disposed of by the entity;

any actions taken by the entity to reduce the amount of waste generated by the entity;

actions taken by the entity to recover and re-use or recycle waste;

actions taken by the entity to increase the use of recycled materials;

progress made by the entity, having regard to performance indicators, however referred to, included in any waste reduction and recycling plan adopted by the entity;

any other matters prescribed under a regulation about requirements for reporting on planning entity waste reduction and recycling plans.