Table 3: Summary of costs and benefits Ratification prior to mid-2016 Scenario 1 Scenario 2B Scenario 2C Stakeholder Base Case Interception / removal of Early phase-out of Scenario 2A (non-ratification) amalgam waste from dental containing pesticides (2017) and Minimum Requirement to ratify practices removal of waste amalgam from dental practices Costs Costs associated with meeting ratification: Development of guidelines Government As per current costs Financial resources required and mechanisms Similar to 2A Similar to 2A Regulation, compliance costs Changes to ongoing regulation, compliance costs. Costs associated with meeting ratification: Similar to 2A Increased costs to implement Phase-out by 2020 Increased costs for early phase Similar to 2A of mercury-added products As per current costs but with out of mercury-containing Increased costs for installation Industry potential for trade-related pesticides. Costs for new and existing point sources (e.g. and operation of mercury measures gold production and coal fired power) Increased costs for installation traps and separators and operation of mercury traps Changes to ongoing costs (and revenues) as a result and separators. of ratification. Benefits/avoided costs Benefits from early phase out of Health outcomes consistent with mercury-containing pesticides. Potential for improved health outcomes within Benefits from increased Health current trends/ experience but Australia as a direct result of changes made by removal of mercury from Benefits from increased removal outcomes with some improvement due to Australia. Sewerage system of mercury from Sewerage other Countries’ decision to ratify system. Benefits from early phase out of Environmental outcomes mercury-containing pesticides. consistent with current trends./ Potential for improved environmental outcomes Benefits from increased Environmental experience but with some within Australia as a direct result of changes made removal of mercury from Benefits from increased removal outcomes improvement due to other by Australia. Sewerage system of mercury from Sewerage Countries’ decision to ratify system.
Table 3: Summary of costs and benefits Stakeholder Scenario 1 Base Case (non-ratification) Ratification prior to mid-2016 Scenario 2A Minimum Requirement to ratify Scenario 2B Interception / removal of amalgam waste from dental practices Scenario 2C Early phase-out of pesticides (2017) and removal of waste amalgam from dental practices Costs Government As per current costs Costs associated with meeting ratification: Development of guidelines Financial resources required and mechanisms Regulation, compliance costs Changes to ongoing regulation, compliance costs. Similar to 2A Similar to 2A Industry As per current costs but with potential for trade-related measures Costs associated with meeting ratification: Increased costs to implement Phase-out by 2020 of mercury-added products Costs for new and existing point sources (e.g. gold production and coal fired power) Changes to ongoing costs (and revenues) as a result of ratification. Similar to 2A Increased costs for installation and operation of mercury traps and separators Similar to 2A Increased costs for early phase out of mercury-containing pesticides. Increased costs for installation and operation of mercury traps and separators. Benefits/avoided costs Health outcomes Health outcomes consistent with current trends/ experience but with some improvement due to other Countries’ decision to ratify Potential for improved health outcomes within Australia as a direct result of changes made by Australia. Benefits from increased removal of mercury from Sewerage system Benefits from early phase out of mercury-containing pesticides. Benefits from increased removal of mercury from Sewerage system. Environmental outcomes Environmental outcomes consistent with current trends./ experience but with some improvement due to other Countries’ decision to ratify Potential for improved environmental outcomes within Australia as a direct result of changes made by Australia. Benefits from increased removal of mercury from Sewerage system Benefits from early phase out of mercury-containing pesticides. Benefits from increased removal of mercury from Sewerage system. containing
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