Australian Capital Territory
Waste Minimisation (Landfill Fees) Determination 2006 (No1)
Disallowable Instrument DI 2006-100
made under the
Waste Minimisation Act 2003, Section 45(1) - Determination of Fees

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Section 45 of the Waste Minimisation Act 2001 (the Act) allows for the Minister to determine fees for the Act. 

This instrument increases some fees payable for residential waste disposal by the current wage price index for Canberra issued by the Australian Bureau of Statistics from 1 July 2006 (3.7%), with the increase rounded down to the nearest 5 cents.

The following fees have not been increased:

Items 1.3. – 1.5.	Household waste fees when the waste has been delivered by a sedans, wagons, utilities and trailers;	
Item 1.6.	Household waste fee for tyres;	
Item 1.7.	Household waste fee for mattresses; and	
Items 5.1 – 5.3	Fees for disposal of commercial and industrial waste when the weighbridge is not operating when the vehicle delivering the waste is a motor vehicle other than a truck.	

In line with the ACTNOWaste 2002 Waste Pricing Strategy, fees for most commercial and special waste disposals have been increased by more than the wage price index to move these fees towards reflecting the true cost of land fill disposal.  The balance of commercial and industrial fees have been increased in line with the current wage price index for Canberra.

Two new fees have been introduced.  The clean fill fee (Item 6.1) has been introduced to discourage the disposal of clean fill to landfill.  A fee for mixed commercial or industrial waste containing more than 50% recyclables (Item 6.2) has been introduced to encourage commercial and industrial operators to recycle.

The new fee determination takes effect on from 1 July 2006.