Hernandez Francisco; Edmonds Barbara; Simmonds PennyFRANCISCO HERNANDEZ (Green): Thank you Mr Chair. I've got some questions for the Minister. They relate to Schedule 2 and they relate to the title and they relate to the commencement. So I'll just go through them one by one starting with Schedule 2. They really relate—CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): If you could focus on your question on Schedule 2; this is not the debate for title and commencement.FRANCISCO HERNANDEZ: Yes I'll focus on those questions then. My question to the Minister relates to the supplementary analysis report page 15 of it where the officials go through the cost and benefits of the increases to the levy weights. So I'm just going to quote paragraph 72 Higher levy rates may incentivise more reuse of materials and less use of virgin materials with associated impacts on natural resources and greenhouse gas emissions. Reduced greenhouse gas emissions from organic waste disposed of to landfills."So my question to the Minister is: has the Minister had specific advice on how these impact New Zealand's ability to meet our domestic methane targets? Have we had specific advice on that? And the second part of the question is have you had specific advice on how these changes to the levy rates affect New Zealand's ability to meet our nationally determined contribution to the United Nations as part of the Paris climate talks?So yeah I'll leave it with those questions and get back to my other questions around title and commencement later.Hon BARBARA EDMONDS (Labour—Mana): Thank you Mr Chair. Rising to take a call in relation to Schedule 2 for the Waste Minimisation (Waste Disposal Levy) Amendment Bill and I had a previous—just a recap—question in Part 1 to the Minister in relation to existing Orders in Council that provide waivers to the waste disposal levy and the Minister in response to that said that there is a waiver in the bill. So on the basis of that response does that—I had an additional question but actually it is in relation to Schedule 2 because then that means on the basis of that response that the current waivers for those local operators that was to be revoked by 24 July 2025 every operator of a disposal facility will be subject to the new fees which are now set out in Schedule 2 until they've received a waiver despite them already having a waiver under current regulations. So my question is to the Minister: when she referred to "there's a waiver in the bill" does that actually revoke then the current Order in Council waiver? So therefore they would need to apply again to get some reprieve from Schedule 2 increases.Hon PENNY SIMMONDS (Minister for the Environment): Mr Chair thank you. I've got additional information for the member's question. So the Severe Weather Emergency Recovery (Waste Minimisation) Order 2023 which amended the Waste Minimisation Act in specific cyclone-affected parts of New Zealand and which continues to apply after 24 July 2025 is not changed by this bill. And operators of dispersal facilities within the affected local boundaries are exempt from paying the levy on cyclone and flood waste disposed of before the close of 24 July 2025. So for the exempted types of waste in the exempted areas disposed of before close of 24 July 2025 the levy does not have to be paid."