The Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal (RSRT) has announced its first investigation of the year will be aimed at the waste management sector.

RSRT president Jennifer Acton says it will be just one of many far-reaching inquiries this year.

RSRT members Steve Hutchins and Paul Ryan have been tasked with carrying out the industry examination.

Ms Acton says the review will cover the collection, transportation, handling, recycling and disposal of waste material as well as the operation of transfer stations, landfill sites, incinerators, recycling depots, yards or terminals, treatment plants and compost facilities.

Hutchins and Ryan are expected to draw up a range of reports on their findings, which the RSRT will use to determine if its intervention is required.

“An interim report from the inquiry will be presented to the President of the Tribunal and published on the Tribunal’s website for comment by interested persons, before the final report from the inquiry is presented and published,” a statement from Acton says.

Written submissions to the inquiry will be accepted until March 20, this will be followed by a period for responses to the submissions.

The RSRT says it will also conduct hearings to give industry members an opportunity to speak out.

Details on locations, times and dates for the review will be published on the RSRT’s website.