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2 Policy Context2.5 Significant Reports, Reviews & InquiriesThere have been a number of key reports, reviews and inquiries conducted in recent times into themanagement of solid waste both at a national, state and local level. The most notable recent examples proposea significant rethink into the way waste policy is developed and managed into the future.2.5.1 Victorian Auditor General’s Office: Municipal Solid Waste ManagementIn June 2011, the Victorian Auditor General’s Office (VAGO) released a report into the current management ofmunicipal solid waste that assessed the progress and achievements of the Sustainability in Action: TowardsZero Waste Strategy (2005).The report highlighted some significant deficiencies in the State Government’s waste policy and strategydevelopment, particularly the way it has been managed and implemented. The reports main conclusionhighlights that Sustainability Victoria and the Department of Sustainability and Environment are not effectivelyfulfilling their roles in managing municipal solid waste and implementing the TZW strategy.Some key findings of the report (listed below) are considered to have a significant impact on local councils’waste management strategy development and implementation:Neither Sustainability Victoria nor the Department of Sustainability and Environment, responsible fordeveloping the targets, could demonstrate that the targets were underpinned by robust assessments or weresoundly based. Sustainability Victoria advised that the target development was not adequately documented(p.23).While the process to develop the targets was documented, the absence of documentation to explain how eachstep was carried out means that it is not possible to clearly determine the specific rationale for the targets.This limits the ability to assess whether strategies and actions provide for optimum social, environmental andeconomic outcomes (p.23).Documentation that is available suggests that there were limitations in the analysis, including assessments ofcosts and benefits focusing only on the impacts of the strategy being implemented and not on the costs ofimplementation. These costs included those to business, the state, municipal councils and ratepayers forputting the strategy into action and resourcing the strategy’s programs and actions (p.23).Furthermore, the available documentation suggests that there were significant assumptions that underpinnedthe development of TZW targets, including that waste recycling technologies were proven to be commerciallyviable at the time. Since then, this assumption has been shown to be incorrect, with technologies nowrequiring further research and testing to demonstrate effectiveness (p.23).Consequently, it is clear that there is a need to review the targets and associated programs and actions,including revisiting their rationale so that they are appropriate and that they deliver optimal social,environmental and economic outcomes for Victoria (p.24).These findings have significant implications for local government as the majority of councils are required toalign with the State Government’s strategic direction, under the Environment Protection Act 1970. Councilsare also scrutinised publically in the media via annual rankings on performance achieved against the State’s setlandfill diversion targets.Councils are required to provide services that deliver the optimal social, environmental and economicoutcomes for their communities. Any additional costs imposed on communities through increased landfilllevies or resource intensive alternative waste management technology options, will make it significantly moredifficult for councils to meet their obligations under the Local Government Act 1989 (stated in section 1.4.2above).34
Victorian Waste Policy Framework Review (In progress: 2012)The release of the VAGO Report in 2011 has prompted the State Government to conduct a review of the‘Victorian Waste Policy Framework’ in collaboration with stakeholders and environment portfolio partners.The purpose of the one-year review is to recommend a new waste policy framework that addresses Victoria’slong-term challenges and takes advantage of future opportunities and emerging technologies in resourcerecovery and waste management.The policy review will examine the strategic, legislative, institutional and investment settings that influence thenature and performance of waste management, focussing on municipal (MSW), commercial & industrial (C&I),and construction & demolition (C&D) wastes.The Victorian AuditorGeneral's Office hasidentified Victoria's wastemanagement system asneeding an evidence-basedapproach, which considersthe full costs and benefits ofwaste managementactivities.Proposed action:Advocacy: State Government’s Victorian Waste Policy Framework ReviewIn line with the VAGO (2011) report’s findings, the following Action is proposed for inclusion into thecurrent review of Victoria’s waste policy framework, aligning with Part 1A, s. 3D (2d; and 2e) of the LocalGovernment Act, whereby Council has a role to provide leadership for good governance of themunicipality. This includes advocating to government and acting as a responsible partner withingovernment for its and other local community’s best interests, by taking into account local communityneeds:Advocate to State Government for a review to be conducted of the TZW targets and associatedprograms and actions, revisiting their rationale (the review to include a full cost-benefit analysisas evidence), so that they are appropriate and deliver the optimal social, environmental andeconomic net-community benefit outcomes for the Victorian community.35
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