On 29 August 2017, the Honourable Dr Steven Miles MP, Minister for Environment and Heritage Protection and Minister for National Parks and the Great Barrier Reef appointed the Honourable Peter Lyons QC to lead an investigation into the transport of waste from other States into Queensland. The incentive for the transport of that waste to Queensland was that the cost of waste disposal in Queensland was lower than waste disposal costs in the origin State. The investigation was to look into the financial, regulatory and other incentives for moving waste to QLD, whether reforms could limit or stop the cross-border transport of waste to QLD and make recommendations on potential reforms.
The final report is published here.