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CIRCULAR ECONOMY (WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING) ACT 2021 - SECT 21

Strategic plan

    (1)     Every 3 years, the Head, Recycling Victoria must prepare and submit to the Minister for approval a strategic plan for waste, recycling or resource recovery services.

    (2)     A strategic plan must include the following—

        (a)     objectives to be achieved during the course of the plan;

        (b)     a community engagement strategy for the course of the plan, being a strategy consistent with the Charter of Engagement published under section 36 ;

        (c)     a regulatory strategy for the course of the plan;

        (d)     any other matters as directed by the Minister.

    (3)     A strategic plan may include the following—

        (a)     the nature and scope of any priorities;

        (b)     business arrangements for the course of the plan;

        (c)     how the Head, Recycling Victoria intends to—

              (i)     identify, monitor, manage and mitigate risks and harm associated with waste, recycling or resource recovery services; and

              (ii)     support, promote and monitor compliance with, and enforce, requirements under this Act; and

              (iii)     use a proportionate and graduated approach to address non-compliance with requirements under this Act; and

              (iv)     allocate resources to perform the functions of the Head, Recycling Victoria; and

              (v)     use the data collection, reporting and information sharing framework of this Act or any other Act to perform the functions of the Head, Recycling Victoria;

        (d)     targets and other measures by which the performance of the Head, Recycling Victoria and waste, recycling or resource recovery services may be assessed;

        (e)     any other matters that the Head, Recycling Victoria considers appropriate.

    (4)     If the Minister approves a strategic plan, the Head, Recycling Victoria must publish the plan on a website maintained by the Department.

    (5)     The Head, Recycling Victoria must prepare and submit the first strategic plan under this section within 12 months of the commencement of this Part.



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