Trevor Evans (Brisbane, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Waste Reduction and Environmental Management) Share this | Hansard source

I move government amendment (6):

(6) Clause 65, page 64 (lines 11 to 25), omit the clause, substitute:

65 Publishing information about exemptions and export licences

(1) The Minister must publish on the Department's website the following information in relation to each exemption and export licence granted by the Minister under Part 3 or 4:

(a) the name of the holder of the exemption or licence;

(b) each kind of regulated waste material covered by the exemption or licence;

(c) the day the exemption or licence takes effect;

(d) whether the exemption or licence remains in force for a specified period or until a specified event occurs.

(2) However, the Minister must not publish any information under subsection (1) if the Minister is satisfied that:

(a) there is a risk that publishing the information might substantially prejudice the commercial interests of a person; and

(b) publishing the information is not in the public interest.

This amendment will substitute a new clause 65 that requires the minister to publish on the department's website certain information. The original draft of the bill just pertained to export licences, and this makes the change to ensure that exemptions are also published.

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