Qld Waste Levy: Small Vehicle Weighbridge Exemption
This Queensland Waste Levy Exemption will expire 30 June 2020
DES has confirmed that this exemption will expire 30 June 2020.
Will this affect you?
If you have a weighbridge and your facilities are not capturing both an entry and exit weight for vehicles under 4.5 tonnes GVM… you will be affected.
The Department of Environment and Science (DES) has now confirmed that the exemption from measuring the movement of waste in a vehicle with a gross vehicle mass or gross combination mass of 4.5 tonnes or less by using ‘deemed’ weights instead of a weighbridge will expire on 30 June 2020.
The change will come into effect from 1 July 2020
If affected by this your organisation will need to ensure the correct data can be captured from 1 July 2020.
Discussion within the industry assumed this exemption would be extended, however this is not the case. Further extension to this exemption has been ruled out by DES.
All weight must be captured via your weighbridge
From 1 July 2020, the exemption put in place will no longer apply and councils will be required to comply with section 60 of the Queensland Waste Levy Amendment Act by using a weighbridge to measure waste or other material as required by section 59 of the Act.
What does this mean?
If your facility has a weighbridge you will be required to weigh all vehicles with a gross vehicle mass or gross combination mass of 4.5 tonnes or less on entry and exit via your weighbridge. Recording weights as per those determined by the state (‘deemed’ weights) will no longer be acceptable.
In order to meet this regulatory requirement, a full review of operational processes, traffic flows, hardware requirements and data structures should be undertaken to ensure you can capture the required information from 1 July 2020.
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The following service offerings outline how the Mandalay Consulting team can work with you to assess each of your affected facilities and deliver recommended solutions to ensure compliance with the Queensland Waste Levy with minimal disruption.
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