Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L01047:reg:27:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L01047
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 27 (pt 3/5)
Character Range: 92266–99669

4.02 Develop a nationally consistent monitoring system for land-based plastic pollution                                                                                      High priority—within 2 years of the TAP entering into effect  Standardised and cost-effective methods for sampling land-based plastic pollution                                                                                                                               Nationally consistent long-term monitoring of land-based plastic pollution responses to waste management programs                                                     NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub TAP team

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Standardised data structure and entry capacity (for example via the Atlas of Living Australia [ALA])

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           A baseline data set
4.03 Maintain a national database for long-term marine debris beach survey data and promote standard methods for collecting and ongoing monitoring of beach clean-up debris  High priority—within 1 year of the TAP entering into effect   The ALA to act as a repository for central data reporting for all agencies or groups that would like to provide input. Data would remain in the source formats provided by agencies, but be publicly available  An accessible information repository for marine debris data                                                                                                           Department of the Environment and Energy / NESP working with the ALA

Action                                                                                                                                                    Priority/timeframe                                         Output                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Outcome                                                                                                                                                                              Responsibility
4.04 Assess the effectiveness of Australia's product stewardship and waste management in reducing the levels of plastics entering the marine environment  High priority—within 2 years of the TAP entering into eff  An investigation of the effectiveness of different government investments in reducing the impacts of plastic packaging and reducing litter moving into the marine environment                                                           Identified issues and trends in littering, with associated opportunities for reducing litter at source points                                                                        CSIRO, NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub

                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Identified littering hotspots.                                                                                                                                                                                                          Improved ability for making cost-effective decisions based on high-quality data                                                                                                      State and territory governments

                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Identified pathways (e.g. stormwater) for litter and other refuse to reach the                                                                                                                                                          Pinpoint key approaches and sites to enhance recycling of packaging away from sources and households
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     marine environment
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Flow-on effects include reduced litter and other solid waste impacts on terrestrial and marine ecosystems
4.05 Continue to monitor persistent organic pollutant contamination using plastic resin pellets from Australian beaches                                   High priority—ongoing for the life of the TAP              Comprehensive Australian data included in International Pellet Watch dataset (www.pelletwatch.org)                                                                                                                                      Publicly available, long-term data indicates trends in persistent organic pollutant levels in plastic resin pellets from Australian beaches                                          Community, Australian, state and territory governments

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Plastics industry
4.06 Regularly assess mean surface plastic loads and associated hazardous chemical contaminants across Australian jurisdictions and territories           Ongoing for the life of the TAP                            Regular assessment of mean surface plastic loads and associated hazardous chemical contaminants in Australian waters                                                                                                                    Understanding of the amounts, sources and potential impacts of the most abundant forms of plastic, microplastic and associated hazardous chemical contaminants in Australian waters  CSIRO, Australian, state and NT governments, other research providers
4.07 Enhance collection of data related to ghost net retrievals from Commonwealth waters across northern Australia                                        Ongoing for the