Recycling and Waste Reduction Bill 2020

Summary

Introduced with the Recycling and Waste Reduction (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2020, Recycling and Waste Reduction Charges (General) Bill 2020, Recycling and Waste Reduction Charges (Customs) Bill 2020 and Recycling and Waste Reduction Charges (Excise) Bill 2020, the bill establishes a framework to: regulate the export of waste materials, in line with the agreement to ban the export of waste plastic, paper, glass and tyres by the Council of Australian Governments in 2020; manage the environmental, health and safety impacts of products, in particular those impacts associated with the disposal of products; and provide for voluntary, co-regulatory and mandatory product stewardship schemes.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	27 Aug 2020
Second reading moved	27 Aug 2020
Second reading debate	22 Oct 2020
Second reading debate	26 Oct 2020
Second reading agreed to	26 Oct 2020
Consideration in detail debate Amendment details: 16 Government agreed to	26 Oct 2020
Third reading moved	28 Oct 2020
Third reading agreed to	28 Oct 2020

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	09 Nov 2020
Second reading moved	09 Nov 2020
Second reading debate	03 Dec 2020
Second reading debate	07 Dec 2020
Second reading agreed to	07 Dec 2020
Committee of the Whole debate	07 Dec 2020
Committee of the Whole debate	08 Dec 2020
Third reading debated	08 Dec 2020
Third reading agreed to	08 Dec 2020


Finally passed both Houses	08 Dec 2020
Assent Act no: 119 Year: 2020	15 Dec 2020

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

Third reading

As passed by both Houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Revised explanatory memorandum

Supplementary explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

House of representatives

Government [sheet US110]

Non-Government
WILSON, Josh, MP

Non-Government
STEGGALL, Zali, MP

Senate

Australian Greens [sheet 1134]
WHISH-WILSON, Sen Peter

Australian Greens [sheet 1071]
WHISH-WILSON, Sen Peter

Australian Greens [sheet 1052 revised]
WHISH-WILSON, Sen Peter

Australian Greens [sheet 1043 revised 2]
WHISH-WILSON, Sen Peter

Australian Greens [sheet 1032 revised]
WHISH-WILSON, Sen Peter

Australian Greens [sheet 1031 revised]
WHISH-WILSON, Sen Peter

Australian Greens [sheet 1030 revised]
WHISH-WILSON, Sen Peter

Australian Greens [sheet 1029 revised]
WHISH-WILSON, Sen Peter

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Notes

Referred to Committee (03/09/2020): Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee; Committee report (01/10/2020)
Considered by scrutiny committee (18/09/2020): Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills; Scrutiny Digest 14 of 2020
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

Helpful information

Text of bill

First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament
Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

Circulated by members and senators when they propose to make changes to the bill. For details about the outcome of proposed amendments please refer to either the Votes and Proceedings (House of Representatives) or the Journals (Senate).

Schedules of amendments

Schedules of amendments list amendments agreed to by the second house are communicated to the first house for consideration. Subsequent action by either house may also be included in a schedule.