Western Australian Current Acts

WASTE AVOIDANCE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY LEVY ACT 2007 - SECT 4

4 .         Levy may be prescribed

        (1)         The Governor may, on the recommendation of the Minister, make regulations under the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2007 prescribing an amount by way of levy that is to be payable in respect of waste received at disposal premises.

        (2A)         The Waste Authority may provide advice to the Minister for the purpose of making a recommendation under subsection (1) as to the amount by way of levy to be prescribed.

        (2B)         The Minister must give due weight to, but is not bound to accept, the advice of the Waste Authority under subsection (2A).

        (2)         The regulations may —

            (a)         provide that the amount by way of levy is to be payable in all cases, in all cases subject to specified exceptions or in any specified case or class of case; and

            (b)         prescribe different amounts by way of levy that are payable in respect of different cases or classes of case; and

            (c)         provide for the levy to be calculated on such basis, and in accordance with such factors, as are specified; and

            (d)         provide for the reimbursement of administrative costs incurred by the person, organisation or licensee collecting the levy.

        (3)         Nothing in this section is to be taken as limiting the operation of the Interpretation Act 1984 section 43.

        [Section 4 amended: No. 48 of 2009 s. 12.]