Commonwealth Numbered Acts

HAZARDOUS WASTE (REGULATION OF EXPORTS AND IMPORTS) ACT 1989 No. 6 of 1990 - SECT 5

5. (1) For the purposes of this Act, hazardous waste is to be taken to have
been disposed of safely only if:

   (a)  it has been dealt with in such a way as to render it safe; and

   (b)  any hazardous waste produced in the course of that dealing has also
        been rendered safe.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), hazardous waste is to be taken to have
been rendered safe only if it no longer poses a significant risk of injury or
damage to human beings or the environment.