Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2007

The Coordinator must prepare a draft business plan and give it to the Minister at each of the following times —

in the case of the first draft business plan given by a particular Coordinator — at a time directed by the Minister;

in the case of subsequent plans — no later than 3 months before the start of each financial year that has not been covered by a business plan given to the Minister.

A draft business plan given under subsection (1) must cover the following period (the relevant period) —

in the case of a plan given under subsection (1)(a) — the period directed by the Minister; and

in any other case — the financial year following the day on which the plan is given.

A draft business plan must be prepared and given in accordance with any requirements prescribed by the regulations and must include —

a budget of estimated costs of the scheme for the relevant period, including the estimated costs of —

the Coordinator; and

refund amounts to be paid under the scheme; and

the operation of refund points, including handling, sorting, processing, verifying, transporting and recycling containers;

in the case of —

a plan given under subsection (1)(a) — a strategic plan for the duration of the Coordinator’s term of appointment or any other period directed by the Minister; and

any subsequent plan — an update of the original strategic plan for the duration of the Coordinator’s term of appointment or any other period directed by the Minister;

an operational plan for the relevant period.