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(3) Yes, progress meetings have been held with Pace Farms on 27 January, 12 February,

12 April, 2 June and 29 July 2010 to make sure they are aware of the new Regulations and to discuss any possible alterations required to meet the new standards.

(4) The CVO has conducted a number of inspections as well as discussions with Pace Farms Management to outline requirements under the regulations. Agreement was reached with management regarding the upgrading of caging to meet the new regulations. The agreement allows for cage modifications to be completed after the end of the poultry cycle i.e. when caging is empty of birds and prior to restocking with ‘fresh’ stock.

(5) If an inspection of Pace Farms (or any other relevant entity) revealed a breach of regulations prior or subsequent to the adoption of the Animal Welfare Amendment Regulation 2010 (1), Pace Farms Management would be immediately advised and remedial action discussed.

Failure to comply with requested remedial action would expose Pace Farms to prosecution for breaching regulations listed under the Animal Welfare Act 1992.

(6) No.

Waste—building waste
(Question No 1042)

Ms Le Couteur asked the Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, upon notice, on 19 August 2010:

(1) Which companies are granted concessional fees for landfill tipping.

(2) What is the current policy on which companies should be granted concessional tipping fee arrangements.

(3) What facilities accept and recycle building waste in the ACT and what proportion of building waste do they recycle.

(4) What incentives exist for builders to take their building waste to facilities that recycle a large proportion of that waste.

(5) How much unsorted building waste goes into landfill in the ACT per year.

Mr Stanhope: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1)

Standing landfill fee waivers

I have granted standing landfill fee waivers on public interest grounds to the following organisations:

• Anglicare (Canberra and Goulburn)

• Barnados

• Hand to Hand / Ginninderra Care Inc

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