Members

Chair
Senator the Hon David Fawcett
LP, SA
Deputy Chair
Senator Sarah Hanson-Young
AG, SA
Members
Senator Nita Green
ALP, QLD
Senator Catryna Bilyk
ALP, TAS
Senator Sam McMahon
CLP, NT
Senator David Van
LP, VIC
Substitute Members
Senator Anne Urquhart (3 May 2021)
ALP, TAS
Secretariat
Sophie Dunstone, Inquiry Secretary
Montana Byers, Parliamentary Graduate
Brooke Gay, Administrative Officer
PO Box 6100
Phone: 02 6277 3526
Parliament House
Fax: 02 6277 5818
Canberra ACT 2600
Email: ec.sen@aph.gov.au

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About this inquiry

The bill would amend the Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989 (the Act) to implement Australia’s international obligations in relation to plastic wastes, bring the regulatory powers under the Act into line with contemporary Commonwealth legislation, and improve the administrative efficiency of the Act.