Mr. Leslie Carberry:

I thank the Senator. In terms of the language, in using the phrase "from time to time" in the drafting exercise that we have been doing since the heads were published, we are specifying more specific timelines in many cases. At present, I cannot state definitively that we have looked at the six-year timeframe, specifically, in relation to the EPA programme, but it is something we can look at. When one sees the published Bill, one will see many more specific timelines around things like when the strategy, etc., should be reviewed and replaced.

The first part of head 12 provides for statutory inclusion of reused and repaired materials. The second part will allow the Minister, if necessary, to make regulations specifically on those targets. That would allow for the kind of specification that the Senator is talking about.