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- Australian Government response to the Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications and the Arts Committee Report: The Environment Protection (Beverage Container Deposit and Recovery Scheme) Bill 2009 (PDF - 59KB) | (RTF - 38KB)
This is the Australian Government’s response to the Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications and the Arts Inquiry into the Environment Protection (Beverage Container Deposit and Recovery Scheme) Bill 2009 (hereafter 'the bill') as tabled on 17 September 2009.
The Australian Government acknowledges the contribution of the Committee’s inquiry to the Environment Protection and Heritage Council’s ongoing consideration of this issue.
Context
On 17 June 2009, the Senate passed a motion requiring the Environment, Communications and the Arts Committee to inquire into and report on the bill. The Senate Committee tabled its final report on 17 September 2009 — Environment Protection (Beverage Container Deposit and Recovery Scheme) Bill 2009.
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