Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2007

Moneys held in the WARR Account are to be applied, in a manner that is consistent with the current business plan or as may be approved by the Minister —

to fund programmes relating to the management, reduction, reuse, recycling, monitoring or measurement of waste; and

to fund the preparation, review and amendment of the waste strategy, waste plans under Part 4 and extended producer responsibility schemes and the implementation of that strategy and those plans and schemes; and

in payment of the costs of administering the WARR Account (including the costs of collecting levies and penalties and support and evaluation services); and

to fund the services and facilities referred to in section 36(1)(da); and

in payment of the other costs of the administration and enforcement of this Act, including the remuneration of members of the Waste Authority.

Moneys held in the WARR Account may be paid to an entity by the Waste Authority for the purposes of subsection (1)(a) on such terms and conditions as the Waste Authority thinks fit.

An entity to whom moneys are paid under subsection (1)(a) who fails to ensure that —

the moneys are only expended for the purposes of the programme and in accordance with any terms or conditions imposed by the Waste Authority; or

a performance evaluation in respect of the programme for which the moneys are paid is carried out in accordance with any written direction of the Waste Authority; or

at such time or times as are prescribed by the regulations, a special purpose audit is carried out by a registered company auditor of the allocation and expenditure of the moneys; or

a report on the audit is prepared by the auditor and a copy of the report is provided to the Waste Authority as soon as is practicable after it is prepared,

The annual report of the Department prepared for the purposes of the Financial Management Act 2006 Part 5 must include a summary of any written performance evaluation carried out pursuant to a direction of the Waste Authority by an entity to whom moneys are paid under subsection (3).