Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

HAZARDOUS WASTE (REGULATION OF EXPORTS AND IMPORTS) ACT 1989

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

           Division 1--Introductory

   1.      Short title [see Note 1]  
   2.      Commencement [see Note 1]  
   3.      Object and aims  

           Division 2--Interpretation

   4.      Interpretation--defined terms  
   4A.     Exports and transits to foreign countries--extended meaning of hazardous waste  
   4B.     Transit proposals  
   4C.     Article 11 arrangements  
   4D.     Treatment of colonies etc.  
   4E.     Environmentally sound management of hazardous waste  
   4F.     Article 11 arrangements--substances taken to be hazardous waste  
   4G.     Article 11 arrangements--substances not classified as hazardous waste  
   7.      Failure to comply with permit condition when required is breach of condition  
   8.      Reference to offence against Act etc. includes reference to offence against certain provisions of Crimes Act  

           Division 3--Operation of Act

   9.      Extension of Act to external Territories  
   10.     Act binds Crown  
   10A.    Application of the Criminal Code  
   11.     Relationship between Act and other Commonwealth laws  

   PART 2--IMPORT PERMITS, EXPORT PERMITS AND TRANSIT PERMITS

           Division 1--Applications for permits

   12.     Applications for import permits  
   13.     Applications for export permits  
   13A.    Applications for transit permits  
   13B.    Basel permit or special permit  

           Division 2--Special permits under a set of Article 11 regulations

   13C.    Regulations may give effect to Article 11 arrangements  
   13D.    Contents of a set of Article 11 regulations  
   13E.    Special permit may be granted under a set of Article 11 regulations only if corresponding requirements of other sets of Article 11 regulations have been met  
   13F.    Special permit--waste not to be brought into Antarctica  

           Division 3--Grant of Basel permits

   14.     Variation of applications for Basel permits  
   15.     Further information may be requested  
   15A.    Acknowledgment and notification  
   16.     Time within which applications for Basel permits are to be decided  
   17.     Grant of Basel import permits and Basel export permits  
   17A.    Grant of transit permits  
   18.     Determination of whether applicant has appropriate insurance  
   18A.    Export permits for final disposal may be granted only in exceptional circumstances  
   18B.    Basel permit may be granted only if the corresponding requirements of Article 11 regulations have been met  
   19.     Applicants to be notified of decisions  
   19A.    Foreign countries to be notified of decision about grant of import permit  
   20.     Matters to be specified in Basel import permits  
   21.     Matters to be specified in Basel export permits  
   21A.    Matters to be specified in Basel transit permits  
   22.     Basel permits may be granted subject to conditions  

           Division 4--Revocation, surrender and variation of Basel permits

   24.     Revocation of Basel permits  
   25.     Surrender of Basel permits  
   26.     Variation of Basel permits  
   27.     Applications for variations of Basel permits  
   28.     Further information may be requested  
   28A.    Acknowledgment and notification  
   29.     Time within which applications are to be decided  
   30.     Making of variations  
   31.     Applicants to be notified of decisions  

           Division 5--Miscellaneous

   32.     Applications and notices to be accompanied by fees  
   33.     Publication of certain particulars in Gazette  

   PART 3--MINISTERIAL ORDERS IN RELATION TO HAZARDOUS WASTE

   34.     Orders where section 39 contravened  
   35.     Orders where section 40 contravened  
   35A.    Orders where section 40A contravened  
   36.     Orders to remedy or mitigate damage  
   37.     Minister may take action and recover costs if order under section 34, 35, 35A or 36 not complied with  
   38.     Orders authorising import of exported hazardous waste where it cannot be dealt with as intended  
   38A.    Persons to be given a reasonable time to comply with orders  
   38B.    Contravention of orders under section 34, 35 or 35A  

   PART 4--REGULATION OF IMPORT, EXPORT, TRANSIT AND SALE OF HAZARDOUS WASTE

   39.     Regulation of import of hazardous waste  
   40.     Regulation of export of hazardous waste  
   40A.    Regulation of transit of hazardous waste  
   40AA.   Regulation of sale of hazardous waste  
   40B.    Liability of executive officers of bodies corporate  
   41.     Injunctions  

   PART 4A--TRANSPORTATION OF WASTE SUBSTANCES THROUGH TRANSIT COUNTRIES WHERE AN EXPORT PERMIT UNDER THIS ACT IS NOT REQUIRED

   41A.    Offence of transporting substance through transit country without approval  
   41B.    Approval of transportation of substances through transit countries  
   41C.    Notifiable substances in relation to transit countries  

   PART 5--ADMINISTRATION

   42.     Appointment of inspectors  
   43.     Identity cards  
   44.     Proof of authority  
   45.     Power to control movement of vessels and aircraft etc.  
   46.     Entry and search of searchable places--monitoring compliance  
   47.     Entry and search of searchable places--evidence of offences  
   48.     General powers of inspectors in relation to searchable places  
   49.     Monitoring warrants  
   50.     Offence related warrants  
   51.     Offence related warrants may be granted by telephone  
   52.     Production of permits and orders--import or export  
   52A.    Production of transit permits  
   53.     Assistance of inspectors  
   56.     Part does not limit power to impose permit conditions  

   PART 5A--ARRANGEMENTS BY MINISTER

   56A.    Arrangements by Minister  

   PART 6--MISCELLANEOUS

   57.     Review of decisions  
   58.     Statement to accompany notification of decision  
   58A.    Extended standing of individuals and organisations to seek judicial review  
   58B.    Evidentiary certificate--classification of hazardous waste  
   58C.    Evidentiary certificate--environmentally sound management of hazardous waste  
   58D.    Regulations defining hazardous waste--Minister to consult Hazardous Waste Technical Group  
   58E.    Hazardous Waste Technical Group  
   59.     Conduct of directors, servants and agents  
   59A.    Nomination of address for service of documents  
   59B.    Service of summons or process on foreign corporations--criminal proceedings  
   60.     Delegation by Minister  
   61.     Annual report  
   62.     Regulations  
           SCHEDULE Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal