South Australian Numbered Acts South Australian Numbered Acts10—Amendment of section 10—Objects of Act
(1) Section 10(1)—after paragraph (a) insert:
(ab) to ensure that all reasonable and practicable measures are taken to protect, restore and enhance the quality of the environment having regard to the principles of ecologically sustainable development; and
(2) Section 10(1)(b)—delete "to ensure that all reasonable and practicable measures are taken to protect, restore and enhance the quality of the environment having regard to the principles of ecologically sustainable development," and substitute:
in particular, to ensure that, as far as is reasonably practicable, the following measures are taken:
(3) Section 10(1)(b)(i)(A)—delete subsubparagraph (A) and substitute:
(A) by programs to encourage and assist action by industry, public authorities and the community aimed at pollution prevention, clean production and technologies and resource recovery; and
(AB) by programs to encourage and assist industry, public authorities and the community to apply the waste management hierarchy; and
(4) Section 10(1)(b)(i)(B), second dot-point—delete "transportation, treatment and disposal of waste; and" and substitute:
handling, storage, treatment, transfer, transportation, receipt or disposal of waste and other pollutants;
(5) Section 10(1)(b)—after subparagraph (i) insert:
(iaa) to promote the circulation of materials through the waste management process and to support a strong market for recovered resources—
(A) by programs to encourage and assist industry, public authorities and the community to engage in resource recovery; and
(B) by regulating resource recovery; and
(C) by regulating the handling, storage, treatment, transfer, transportation, receipt or disposal of waste or other matter; and
(D) by preventing the unauthorised stockpiling of waste or other matter;
(6) Section 10(1)(b)(ia) to (viii) (inclusive)—delete "; and" wherever occurring and substitute in each case:
;