The Minister must create rules to establish a packaging waste scheme.

The Minister cannot design financial incentives that act as a tax.

The packaging scheme can override State and Territory laws.

The Commonwealth can change or cancel national environment protection measures to make way for the scheme.

The Minister must review the scheme's operation every five years; the first review must happen within three years.

The Minister must table review reports in Parliament.

The Minister must create a new packaging responsibility scheme. This scheme makes the people who make, import, or sell packaging responsible for it throughout its entire life cycle.

Packaging manufacturers, importers, and distributors must follow the Minister's rules. These rules include meeting 2030 targets for reusable and recyclable materials and phasing out problematic single-use plastics.

Packaging companies must use clear labels to show how their packaging affects the environment and how to dispose of it. They must also pay fees based on how much packaging they use and how easy it is to recycle.

The Minister can create financial incentives for companies, but these incentives cannot be a tax.

The new federal scheme overrides any State or Territory laws that place similar requirements on packaging companies.

The Minister must review the scheme every five years, with the first review happening within three years of the scheme starting. The Minister must then give the reports to Parliament.