Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L01047:reg:11:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L01047
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 11 (pt 4/8)
Character Range: 41459–47446

Consistent definitions apply for plastic types, across industry and jurisdictions  Assurance on the environmental suitability of degradable and compostable plastics available  Australian Government Industry (e.g. Chemistry Australia)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          in Australia
Research to understand the full life cycle of any newly developed plastic
1.04 Encourage innovation in recovery and waste treatment technologies                                                                                                                                                                    High priority — within 3 years of the plan entering into effect                              An assessment of the environmental impact and cost effectiveness of the use of waste-to-energy systems in remote coastal communities and at ports, informed by technologies and innovation programs being undertaken internationally and noting that IMO standards for gasification systems are being prepared for shipboard systems in the maritime sector  Informed decisions on the practicalities of waste-to-energy technologies (especially at a scale and cost practical for remote Australian conditions) to enable waste material such as recovered ghost nets to be used to generate energy  Australian, state and local governments
High priority — ongoing for the life of the plan                                                                                                                                                                                          Innovation grants relating to improved recovery and waste treatment technologies             Better understanding of microplastic outflows and the potential for capture of this material before it enters the environment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                State and territory governments, Australian Government, with industry and community involvement

Action                                                                 Priority/timeframe                                                        Output                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Outcome                                                                                                            Responsibility
1.05 Improve management of abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear  High priority — review prepared within 2 years of the TAP being in place  A review of Australia's engagement on abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear in the Asia Pacific region, with a determination on the appropriateness of current actions                                                                                                                                                                                               Improved management of abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear                                         Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy Industry, CSIRO, Universities

                                                                                                                                                 Considerations:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Australia plays a role in building international solutions on abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear  TAP team
                                                                                                                                                   •   the cost effectiveness and environmental impacts of current and potential disposal techniques for discarded, lost and abandoned fishing gear (for example, burning in situ on beaches, transfer to land fill, recycling or potential waste-to- energy treatment)
                                                                                                                                                   •   assessment of the potential for cost- effective alternative materials for nets (ensuring that catches of target species are not reduced)
                                                                                                                                                   •   an agreed management process for net incursions into the Australian Exclusive Economic Zone – for example, a permit process (at cost) for entry to retrieve damaged nets
                                                                                                                                                   •   implementation of use of ghost net toolkits developed by the former GhostNets Australia to assess the relative contributions of international and Australian commercial and recreational fishery to the total amount of abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear present in the Gulf of Carpentaria, with a view to implementing source reduction planning where possible

Action Priority/timeframe  Output  Outcome Responsibility
                                     •   engagement with countries in the Asia Pacific (particularly the