Environment Protection (Distribution of Landfill Levy) Amendment Regulations 2013 (Vic)

Environment Protection (Distribution of Landfill Levy) Amendment Regulations 2013

S.R. No. 63/2013

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1Objective

2Authorising provisions

3Commencement

4Principal Regulations

5Revocation of regulation 9

6Distribution of landfill levy—from 1 October 2012 to
30 September 2013

7New regulation 9B inserted

9BDistribution of landfill levy—from 1 October 2013
to 30 September 2014

8Substitution of regulation 10

10Distribution of landfill levy—from 1 October 2014

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STATUTORY RULES 2013

S.R. No. 63/2013

Environment Protection Act 1970

Environment Protection (Distribution of Landfill Levy) Amendment Regulations 2013

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 18 June 2013

Responsible Minister:

RYAN SMITH
Minister for Environment and Climate Change

MATTHEW McBEATH

Acting Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Environment Protection (Distribution of Landfill Levy) Regulations 2010—

(a)to provide a mechanism for payments from the general landfill levy account to be made to waste management groups, Sustainability Victoria, the Environment Protection Authority and the Sustainability Fund Account in respect of each quarter in the period of 1 October 2013 to 30 September 2014;

(b)to provide a mechanism for payments from the general landfill levy account in respect of each quarter from 1 October 2014.

2Authorising provisions

These Regulations are made under sections 70 and 71 of the Environment Protection Act 1970.

3Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 1 August 2013.

4Principal Regulations

In these Regulations, the Environment Protection (Distribution of Landfill Levy) Regulations 2010[1] are called the Principal Regulations.

5   Revocation of regulation 9

Regulation 9 of the Principal Regulations is revoked.

6Distribution of landfill levy—from 1 October 2012 to 30 September 2013

In regulation 9A(1)(e) of the Principal Regulations, for "Climate Communities Fund Account" substitute "Sustainability Fund Account".

7New regulation 9B inserted

After regulation 9A of the Principal Regulations insert—

"9B   Distribution of landfill levy—from 1 October 2013 to 30 September 2014

(1)In respect of each quarter in the period of 1 October 2013 to 30 September 2014, the Authority must distribute money standing to the credit of the general landfill levy account as at the end of the previous quarter in the following way—

(a)it must pay the Metropolitan Waste Management Group one quarter of $3 904 206;

(b)it must pay a regional waste management group specified in column 1 of the following table, one quarter of the amount specified in column 2 of the table opposite the name of the group;

(c)it must pay Sustainability Victoria one quarter of $17 743 739;

(d)it must pay itself one quarter of $29 494 324;

(e)it must transfer any remaining amount into the Sustainability Fund Account.

(2)The Authority must make all distributions required under this regulation by the 15th day of the quarter.

Note

The Minister, in certain circumstances, may direct the Authority to withhold any payment the Authority is required to make to a regional waste management group under this regulation—see section 50LA(2) of the Act.

Table

Column 1	Column 2
Barwon	$349 142
Calder	$302 473
Central Murray	$284 523
Goulburn Valley	$339 908
Grampians	$284 523
Greater Gippsland	$441 416
Highlands	$339 566
Mildura	$222 425
Mornington Peninsula	$234 998
North Eastern	$326 948
South Western	$302 473
Wimmera Mallee	$231 502

".

8Substitution of regulation 10

For regulation 10 of the Principal Regulations substitute—

"10   Distribution of landfill levy—from 1 October 2014

(1)From 1 October 2014, at the start of each quarter, the Authority must transfer into the Sustainability Fund Account all money standing to the credit of the general landfill levy account as at the end of the previous quarter.

(2)The Authority must make the transfer required under this regulation by the 15th day of the quarter.".

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[1] Reg. 4: S.R. No. 98/2010 as amended by S.R. Nos 45/2011 and 52/2012.