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Container deposit legislation (CDL), also known as a container deposit scheme (CDS), is a scheme that was first implemented in South Australia in 1977 and over the decades has spread to the Northern Territory in 2012, New South Wales in 2017, the Australian Capital Territory in June 2018, Queensland in November 2018, Western Australia in October 2020 and Victoria in November 2023.
The port is managed by the Port of Brisbane Pty Ltd (PBPL) under a 99-year lease from the Queensland Government. The Port of Brisbane has 29 operating berths including nine deep-water container berths and three deep-water bulk berths as well as 17 bulk and general cargo berths. In total the port facilitates more than 2,600 ships each year and ...
Major imports include bauxite and petroleum products as well as general cargo in containers. In 2008, the Queensland Government announced A$20.9 million worth of funding for the port which included A$4.3 million for dust suppression measures. [6] In late 2010 and early 2011 the port was closed in the aftermath of the 2010–2011 Queensland floods.
Container-deposit legislation (also known as a container-deposit scheme, deposit-refund system or scheme, deposit-return system, or bottle bill) is any law that requires the collection of a monetary deposit on beverage containers (refillable or non-refillable) at the point of sale and/or the payment of refund value to the consumers. When the ...
As Environment Minister, Miles announced Queensland's first container deposit scheme to improve recycling of can and bottles, which began operating in 2018. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] Following an electoral redistribution in 2017 that abolished the seat of Mount Coot-tha, Miles stood for the North Brisbane electorate of Murrumba and was elected in the 2017 ...
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Because Queensland driver licences were susceptible to fraud the department initiated a smartcard driver licence project in 2003. [2] [3] The project has suffered from long delays and cost overruns. The transition to the new cards commenced in 2011, and the new cards will replace laminated licences as they come up for renewal, expected to be ...
[22] [23] In December 2016, Watco acquired a majority shareholding in Intermodal Group, a Western Australian intermodal container transport group. [24] [25] In July 2017, Watco took over the operation of the Forrestfield to Fremantle Harbour intermodal container service from SCT Logistics with flat wagons purchased from CFCL Australia. [26] [27]