The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (the department) is developing new guidance to provide external stakeholders with further information on how the department carries out its regulatory functions under Part V Division 2 of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 (EP Act).
We...More
The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation is responsible for managing the availability and quality of water. Developing water allocation plans is one of the ways we manage the state’s water resources.
We are seeking feedback on the Derby groundwater allocation plan...More
The Government of Western Australia has released the Managing water in the Fitzroy River Catchment: Discussion paper for stakeholder consultation and is seeking feedback on the options and approaches being considered to protect the Fitzroy River and manage the use of water to support...More
The Government of Western Australia has released the discussion paper Waste not, want not: Valuing waste as a resource, and is seeking feedback on the proposed legislative framework for waste-derived materials.
The proposed legislative amendments will provide certainty about when...More
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The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (the department) is producing a series of industry specific guidelines to provide external stakeholders further information on how the department carries out its regulatory functions under Part V Division 3 of the...More
The Government of Western Australia has released a discussion paper and is seeking feedback on the review of the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2007, the principal legislation for waste management in Western Australia.
The Act requires that the legislation be...More
The waste reform paper Closing the loop contains detailed legislative proposals to improve waste management and the waste levy in Western Australia, and has been published as a consultation regulatory impact statement.
The consultation paper follows a 2017 discussion paper published by...More
The action plan for the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Strategy 2030 includes a State Government commitment to review the scope and application of the levy to ensure that it meets the objectives of the strategy, and to establish a schedule of future levy rates.
This paper seeks...More