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Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Amendment (Plastics Reduction) Bill 2021

The Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Amendment (Plastics Reduction) Bill 2021 was referred to Portfolio Committee No. 7 - Planning and Environment on 16 March 2021 for inquiry and report.

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Terms of reference - Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Amendment (Plastics Reduction) Bill 2021

Date	Milestone
16 Mar 2021	Referred
03 May 2021	Submissions closed
31 May 2021	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
01 Jun 2021	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
12 Aug 2021	Final Report
14 Feb 2022	Government Response to Final Report due
14 Feb 2022	Government Response to Final Report

No. 1 Mr Karl Augustine
No. 2 Mr Adam Mitchell
No. 3 Mr Rob Dexter
No. 4 Name suppressed
No. 5 Name suppressed
No. 6 Name suppressed
No. 7 Mrs Rachel Sussman
No. 8 Ms Christina Bentham
No. 9 Ms Katherine Mason
No. 10 Mrs Carolyn Baldwin
No. 11 Mrs Sylvia Cooper
No. 12 Ms Marguerite Morgan
No. 13 Ms Anne Shackman
No. 14 Ms Elizabeth Gentle
No. 15 David Johnson
No. 16 Name suppressed
No. 17 Australasian Bioplastics Association Incorporated
No. 18 Sincere Medical Australia (SMA)
No. 19 Waste Contractors and Recyclers Association
No. 20 City of Sydney Council
No. 21 Biopak
No. 22 Clean Up Australia
No. 23 National Retail Association
No. 24 Mrs Therese Glen-Holmes
No. 25 Mrs Linda D’Arcy
No. 26 Miss Wendy Wallin
No. 27 Name suppressed
No. 28 Name suppressed
No. 29 Name suppressed
No. 30 Ms Karen Gould
No. 31 Ms Liz Greig
No. 32 Name suppressed
No. 33 Mrs Jeanette Watson
No. 34 Ms Fiona Scott
No. 35 Mrs Caroline Payton
No. 36 Mrs Cynthia Harris
No. 37 Name suppressed
No. 38 Name suppressed
No. 39 Ms Diana Palmer
No. 40 Ms Ingrid Dusselberg
No. 41 Mrs Irene Carson
No. 42 Name suppressed
No. 43 Ms Elizabeth Weiss
No. 44 Ms Sue McCarthy
No. 45 Mrs Tracey Kent
No. 46 Australian Fresh Produce Alliance
No. 47 Boomerang Alliance
No. 48 Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation
No. 49 Muswellbrook Shire Council
No. 50 ParraParents
No. 51 MRA Consulting Group
No. 52 Australian Information Industry Association
No. 53 Penrith City Council
No. 54 CSIRO
No. 55 Sea Shepherd Australia Limited
No. 56 Physical Disability Council of NSW Inc.
No. 57 SO SHIRE
No. 58 Name suppressed
No. 59 Name suppressed
No. 60 Name suppressed
No. 61 Name suppressed
No. 62 Name suppressed
No. 63 Name suppressed
No. 64 Name suppressed
No. 65 Name suppressed
No. 66 Name suppressed
No. 67 Confidential
No. 68 Mr Glen Philpott
No. 69 Ms Francisa Miller
No. 70 Ms Janet Walder
No. 71 Mrs Chris Hughes
No. 72 Miss Vanessa Cullen
No. 73 Ms Milinda Krogh
No. 74 Ms Rhonda Green
No. 75 Mr Chris Ross
No. 76 Mr James Brown
No. 77 Mr Christopher Bennett
No. 78 Mr Terry Ingram
No. 79 Ms Fiona Bennett
No. 80 Miss Linda Wallin
No. 81 Mr Rod McKellar
No. 82 Name suppressed
No. 83 Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils
No. 84 NSW Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service Inc. (WIRES)
No. 85 WWF Australia
No. 86 Confidential
No. 87 Ms Susie Hearder
No. 88 Animal Liberation
No. 89 Australian Marine Conservation Society
No. 90 Australian Retailers Association
No. 91 The Hills Shire Council
No. 92 Australian Food and Grocery Council
No. 93 Ms Julie Beesley
No. 94 NSW Farmers' Association
No. 95 Tetra Pak

Date	Venue Details
31/05/2021	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney		Schedule	Transcript
01/06/2021	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney		Schedule	Transcript

DateSort	Report Name	Tabled Date	Government Response
	Government response - Report No 10 - PC 7 - Planning and Environment - Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Amendment (Plastic Reduction) Bill 2021 (PDF)	14/02/2022
	Report No 10 - PC 7 - Planning and Environment - Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Amendment (Plastic Reduction) Bill 2021 (PDF)	12/08/2021	Due 14/02/2022

DateSort	Date	Type	Title
2021-07-22	22/07/2021	Correspondence	Letter from the Hon Matt Kean, Minister for Energy and Environment, to the chair providing information on the NSW Plastics Action Plan
2021-06-28	28/06/2021	Answers to Questions on Notice	Physical Disability Council of NSW
2021-06-25	25/06/2021	Answers to Questions on Notice	Ms Karinne Taylor, MRA Consulting
2021-06-24	24/06/2021	Answers to Questions on Notice	Environmental Protection Authority
2021-06-24	24/06/2021	Answers to Questions on Notice	NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment
2021-06-08	08/06/2021	Correspondence	Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils - Legislative and Regulatory Reforms for Achieving a Circular Economy Position Statement
2021-06-08	08/06/2021	Answers to Questions on Notice	Consumer Electronics Suppliers Association
2021-06-03	03/06/2021	Correspondence	Transport Canberra and City Services - ACT's plastic reduction legislation
2021-06-01	01/06/2021	Tabled Document	Tony Khoury's speaking notes and tips for sustainable kerbside recycling outcomes - tendered by Mr Tony Khoury
2021-06-01	01/06/2021	Tabled Document	Raising Awareness of Microplastic Pollution PowerPoint slides - tendered by Dr Scott Wilson
2021-06-01	01/06/2021	Correspondence	Green Industries South Australia - SA's waste management and resource recovery legislation including single-use plastics ban
2021-05-31	31/05/2021	Tabled Document	SO Shire evidence brochure - tendered by Mrs Sarah-Jo Lobwein
2021-05-31	31/05/2021	Tabled Document	Sydney Water Cronulla Wastewater Treatment Plant technical data (March 2020) - tendered by Mrs Sarah-Jo Lobwein
2021-05-26	26/05/2021	Correspondence	Commonwealth Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment - Australian Government policies and legislation re reducing plastic pollution
2021-05-25	25/05/2021	Correspondence	Queensland Department of Environment and Science - Queensland's plastic waste reduction legislation
2021-03-23	23/03/2021	Media Release	Establishment of inquiry into the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Amendment (Plastics Reduction) Bill 2021

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