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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1998 Week 8 Hansard (28 October) . . Page.. 2399 ..

MR SMYTH (continuing):

Page 2, line 18, clause 5, proposed new paragraph 32(1)(ca), after "building" (second occurring), insert "or the alteration of a building other than a Class 1, Class 2 or Class 10a building".

Page 2, line 26, clause 6, paragraph (c), proposed new subparagraph 33(1)(a)(iii), after "plan", insert "(if required)".

Page 2, line 30, clause 6, paragraph (d), proposed new paragraph 33(1A)(a), omit the paragraph, substitute the following paragraph:

"(a) where;

(i) a facility exists in the Territory; or

(ii) the Minister has, by instrument, specified a facility outside the Territory as being suitable:

for the recycling of materials of the kind described in the plan; the plan stipulates that the materials will be disposed of, where practicable, at such a facility; and".

Page 3, line 13, clause 7, paragraph (d), proposed new paragraph 34(2)(c), after "plan", insert "(if required)".

Page 3, line 21, clause 8, omit "definition of `dwelling' ", substitute "definitions of `dwelling', `flat', `house' and `mezzanine' ".

I present a supplementary explanatory memorandum to the Bill. The Government, as part of its approach to maximise the recovery of building waste, is in the process of developing a waste management plan for inclusion in its guide "Development Control Code for Best Practice Waste Management in the ACT". The aim of the guide is to improve the waste management practices of local business and industry. The waste management plan will require building and development applications to identify the range of demolition and construction material to be recycled or reused on site and elsewhere.

Ms Tucker's proposed amendment to the Building Act 1972 supports this work. However, Mr Speaker, the Government proposes to take Ms Tucker's amendment to the Act a step further. Currently the Bill deals only with waste generated by building work associated with demolition. The Government's amendments will also apply the requirements of the Bill to waste generated from the alteration of buildings other than those that are private class 1, 2 or 10a, which are private residences, garages or sheds. The partial demolition of dwellings, sheds and private garages will not require a waste management plan to be submitted.

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