Controlling and Managing Hazardous/Industrial Waste Treatment Precincts June 2006

1. Controlling and Managing Hazardous/Industrial Waste Treatment Precincts June 2006 Stakeholder Involvement Program to Establish New and Better Hazardous Waste Treatment Facilities in WA 3c web: www.3c.org.au telephone: (08) 6364 7019

2. June 2006 • Three Main Components of • 3C Program • Establish stringent siting criteria for proposed precincts and advise Government on appropriate sites • Establish stringent technology suitability criteria for facilities operating in precincts • Establish legislative/regulatory/management requirements to ensure precincts operate as intended Stakeholder Involvement Program to Establish New and Better Hazardous Waste Treatment Facilities in WA 3c web: www.3c.org.au telephone: (08) 6364 7019

3. June 2006 STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT PROGRAM TO ESTABLISH NEW AND BETTER WASTE TREATMENT FACILITIES IN WA HAZARDOUS/INDUSTRIAL WASTE PRECINCT(S) CO-ORDINATING GROUP Government to call for industry 10 to put forward bids to establish 3C advice to Cabinet 5 facilities. Aug 06 GIS workshops / 3C/TAP Exhibition FORUM Cabinet site auditing of of sites/ 3C/TAP Technology endorsement identification sites Forums short Preliminary Assessment by Suitability of Criteria & with 3C (Approx 8 Oct 05- listing of 6 Criteria consultation TAP/3C verification may meet Mar 06 sites 29 Nov 03 protocol Cabinet endorsement of Sept – Dec 04 criteria) Jun/Jul 04 short-listed sites and 7 Jan-June 05 Exhibition of proposals 3 precinct model FORUM Cabinet endorsement & parliamentary briefing Siting Criteria Detailed Assessment by Government 3C consultation Industry/Local approved facilities to seek env and health approvals and establish in precinct & Parliamentary 8 consultation 3C/TAP with broader Govt and Consultation Briefing with Industry stakeholders on community Protocol Jul 04 and 3C on proposed Precinct nomination of Mar 04 Parliamentary precinct model ¹ 9 Model ² 3C Advice to Cabinet sites Briefing Nov05-May06 June 06 Sept – Nov 04 Draft criteria released for Cabinet announces and Development of any new legislation comment invites successful and strategic environmental Apr/May 04 proponents to enter assessment (including health) of We are here approvals processes . 4 precincts 3C/TAP finalise Output: criteria Parliamentary Briefing May 04 Output: Precinct Technical Advisory Panel (TAP) Core Consultative Committee on Waste (3C) Stakeholder Involvement Program to Establish New and Better Hazardous Waste Treatment Facilities in WA 3c web: www.3c.org.au telephone: (08) 6364 7019

4. June 2006 Simplified Process Diagram Public exhibition of sites Site nominations and site short listing Cabinet Endorsement of Sites and Precinct Model Criteria Development Government’s Precinct Model Development Bids for Companies to Enter Precinct(s) Stakeholder Involvement Program to Establish New and Better Hazardous Waste Treatment Facilities in WA 3c web: www.3c.org.au telephone: (08) 6364 7019

5. June 2006 • Purpose of Tonight’s Session • To examine element 3 of the program through discussing issues identified: • in Government’s Discussion Paper; • by the 3C; and • everyone here Stakeholder Involvement Program to Establish New and Better Hazardous Waste Treatment Facilities in WA 3c web: www.3c.org.au telephone: (08) 6364 7019

6. June 2006 • Government Discussion Paper on a Precinct Management Model • The discussion paper is not a 3C paper. • It has been prepared by the Government Coordinating Group in response to the requirement to provide a draft legislative/regulatory model on how the 3C recommendations and related Government decisions could be implemented. • 3C’s role is to facilitate broader stakeholder discussion on a draft model.   • The paper outlines eight objectives for new and/or amended legislation for  establishing and regulating precincts. Stakeholder Involvement Program to Establish New and Better Hazardous Waste Treatment Facilities in WA 3c web: www.3c.org.au telephone: (08) 6364 7019

7. Allow for the creation of designated precincts and buffer zones and ensure these are protected for the long term Allow for a process to create further precincts for hazardous wastes in the future Describe the process to define hazardous waste Allow for the creation of mechanisms that enforce and administer the treatment of these hazardous wastes in precincts. This is to bebased on the 3C draft Decision Tree model June 2006 Eight Legislative Objectives Stakeholder Involvement Program to Establish New and Better Hazardous Waste Treatment Facilities in WA 3c web: www.3c.org.au telephone: (08) 6364 7019

8. Allow for a process to identify hazardous waste treatments that are unacceptable for precincts Allow for the creation of a mechanism to grant exemptions to the need to treat a waste in a precinct (under regulation) Prohibit treatment of hazardous wastes in all areas of Western Australia except those defined under the 3C draft Decision Tree model Provide the Ministerial powers to set timeframes for existing treatment companies to comply with the above June 2006 5 November 2005 Legislative Objectives (cont.) Stakeholder Involvement Program to Establish New and Better Hazardous Waste Treatment Facilities in WA 3c web: www.3c.org.au telephone: (08) 6364 7019

9. June 2006 “The 3C agreed to write to the Coordinating Group as soon as possible to recommend that the document be amended to include more details: - what new legislation or amended legislation will there be? - what are the practicalities and implications of these? - what are the timeframes?” Initial 3C Views Stakeholder Involvement Program to Establish New and Better Hazardous Waste Treatment Facilities in WA 3c web: www.3c.org.au telephone: (08) 6364 7019

10. The following elements be enshrined in legislation: Protection of essential 3km buffer from sensitive land uses Prohibiting incineration and landfilling within precincts (and their buffers) Definition of hazardous waste (based on EU Directive and Catalogue) Requiring hazardous waste to be treated in precincts (within Decision Tree Framework) …..cont June 2006 Draft 3C Position on Legislation/Regulation Stakeholder Involvement Program to Establish New and Better Hazardous Waste Treatment Facilities in WA 3c web: www.3c.org.au telephone: (08) 6364 7019

11. The Technology Suitability Criteria for facilities treating hazardous waste The Site Selection Criteria to apply to any future precincts The requirement for a community monitoring committee (but not composition or detailed terms of reference) Need mechanisms to ensure all hazardous waste treatment proposals are referred to the appropriate Decision Making Authority June 2006 Draft 3C Position on Legislation/Regulation (cont.) Stakeholder Involvement Program to Establish New and Better Hazardous Waste Treatment Facilities in WA 3c web: www.3c.org.au telephone: (08) 6364 7019

12. Primarily based on new legislation or amended legislation? Which (if either) may be more robust, easier to implement and quicker to put in place? Why? June 2006 Legislation Options Stakeholder Involvement Program to Establish New and Better Hazardous Waste Treatment Facilities in WA 3c web: www.3c.org.au telephone: (08) 6364 7019

13. Government Objectives 3C Draft Positions Any other legislative/ regulatory/management matters June 2006 Comments please on: Stakeholder Involvement Program to Establish New and Better Hazardous Waste Treatment Facilities in WA 3c web: www.3c.org.au telephone: (08) 6364 7019

14. Email: info@3c.org.au Fax: (08) 6364 6532 Mail: 3C PO Box K822 PERTH WA 6842 June 2006 Further comments by Friday 7 July to: Stakeholder Involvement Program to Establish New and Better Hazardous Waste Treatment Facilities in WA 3c web: www.3c.org.au telephone: (08) 6364 7019