Used Oil Recycling
Environment Australia, 2001
ISBN 0 642 548 188
ISSN 1446 6422
The Oil Stewardship Advisory Council (OSAC) provides advice to the Government on the general operation of the waste oil product stewardship arrangements and possible future directions. This chapter gives an overview of the Council and its activities during 2000-01.
Part 3 of the Product Stewardship (Oil) Act 2000 establishes OSAC. Members are drawn from a range of backgrounds so that the oil producing and recycling industries, State and local government, consumers and other non-government interests are appropriately represented and can contribute to formulating advice on the PSO to the Minister. The Environment and Heritage portfolio and the Commissioner of Taxation represent the Commonwealth.
The primary function of the Council is to provide a broad range of advice to the Minister for the Environment and Heritage on the product stewardship mechanisms and their operation, the oil recycling and oil production industries and markets.
The members and chair of OSAC were appointed on 15 February 2001 - the Chair for a period of 2 years, and members for 12 months. The inaugural membership was as follows:
| Member | Representing ..... |
|---|---|
| Mr Mike Williamson (Chair) | - |
| Mr Mark Jackson | the Commissioner of Taxation |
| Mr Phillip Glyde | the Commonwealth |
| Mr Bryan Nye | national organisation representing oil producers |
| Mr Martin Kirwan (ORAA) | national organisation representing oil recyclers |
| Mr David Braham (IAORA) | |
| Ms Adrienne Williams | the users of recycled oils |
| Mr Alan Feely | ANZECC |
| Cr Catherine Halliday | local government |
| Mr Mark Borlace | a national consumer organisation |
| Mr Paul Howlett | a national non-government organisation that has a substantial interest in sustainable industry |
| Mr Andrew Poole | additional member (oil producer/blender) |
| Mr Graham McGarry | additional member (oil recycler and user) |
| Mr Doug Hagen | additional member (oil recycler) |
On 22 May 2001, Mr Wayne Hart was appointed to replace Ms Adrienne Williams, who resigned her position due to a change in employment.
The Council held two meetings in 2000-01 - the first in Canberra on 27 February 2001 and the second in Adelaide on 23 April 2001. It is anticipated that OSAC will meet quarterly in future years.
The first meeting was largely administrative in nature as the Council established its operating parameters and defined its key objectives. Additional matters considered included the implementation of the PSO and the scope and type of projects that should be funded from Transitional Assistance. Particular attention was devoted to considering the nature of the barriers to oil recycling and the areas which should be addressed by the PSO in future.
The second meeting continued this theme, with OSAC approving the scoping documents for a study into the nature and fate of the 'missing waste oil' (ie the 110 ML unaccounted for each year). The study was subsequently advertised for tender in June 2001 and is expected to be completed by October 2001. Discussion also surrounded EA's consideration of requests for exemption from the PSO levy (see Chapter 5) and a summary of the project proposals submitted for Transitional Assistance funding. Members agreed that priority should be given to projects focussing on the provision of collection infrastructure in remote and regional areas in conjunction with appropriate education and awareness measures.