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House Standing Committee on Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water - Sydney, NSW (part 2 of 2)

24 September 2026

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Committee formally opens evidence with NSW EPA witnesses, clarifies parliamentary obligations, and hears EPA’s opening statement on solar panel waste, landfill pressures, and the proposed mandatory product stewardship scheme under the Product Lifecycle Responsibility Act.

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Hearing opening and NSW EPA mandate

26:31

NSW EPA witnesses introduced and procedural warnings

26:31

NSW EPA opening statement — solar waste and stewardship proposal

28:03

Design of NSW solar stewardship scheme and national alignment

32:51

Chair: state scheme vs national harmonisation

32:51

Obligated party choice — brand owners and design incentives

36:02

Technology, renewable energy zones and siting collection infrastructure

37:56

National scheme prospects and market‑driven recycling endpoints

42:43

National mandatory scheme, interstate coordination and administrative model

45:40

Case for a national mandatory scheme and role of reuse

45:40

Avoiding inconsistent state schemes and interjurisdictional coordination

47:56

Administrative design lessons from CDS and battery schemes

50:01

Export risks, landfill issues and NSW implementation timeline

53:33

Export of used panels, landfill bans and local government incentives

53:33

Complementary measures, infrastructure needs and NSW consultation timeline

56:01

Standards Australia role and harmonised technical framework

58:05

Standards Australia witnesses introduced and opening statement

58:05

Identifying gaps and using standards for traceability

01:01:33

Scope of relevant standards and Australia–New Zealand alignment

01:03:42

Role of standards in material recovery and international models

01:07:24

Engagement with NSW stewardship proposal and state regulators

01:10:05

Developing PV reuse and recycling standards

01:11:51

Developing standards for solar panel reuse

01:11:51

Existing e‑waste framework and opportunities for PV‑specific reuse

01:16:25

Recyclers vs collectors, terminology and measurement issues

01:18:55

Status of reuse proposal and standard‑setting timelines

01:19:53

Standard‑setting criteria, prioritisation and committee governance

01:22:26

How proposals are prioritised — criteria and net benefit

01:22:26

Technical committees, consensus, ballots and union participation

01:26:15

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House Standing Committee on Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water - Sydney, NSW (part 2 of 2)

24 September 2026

House Standing Committee on Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water Thu, 24 Sept 2026 Australian Parliament

26:30 - 27:22

Speaker 4

Next witnesses. So I welcome now welcome representatives from, I better get the right sheet of paper here. Where are we up to? Yes. And I've just got to find that, apologies for that.

I've been sitting here, thought I had all my papers in tow, but I... Yeah, I know, but I'm I just don't I seem to oh, there it is, hiding under there. Thank you. Okay, so I now welcome representatives from the New South Wales government to give evidence. For the Hansard record, would you please state your name and the capacity in which you appear?

27:22 - 27:31

Speaker 2

Asela Atapattu, I'm appearing on behalf of the New South Wales EPA. I'm the Executive Director Policy Programs and Finance at the EPA.

27:31 - 27:32

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