Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations

DARWIN CITY COUNCIL BY-LAWS - SECT 25

(1) An approved garbage receptacle shall be:

(a) of an approved type and capacity;

(b) fitted with handles and a close fitting lid;

(c) made of material impervious to moisture and to vermin; and

(d) if required by the council, marked with the name of the occupier and the lot number or address of the premises where the receptacle is kept.

(2) An occupier of premises shall, in relation to an approved garbage receptacle used in connection with the premises:

(a) maintain it in good condition;

(b) not permit it to attract or to harbour or breed flies, insects or vermin, to become unsightly or to cause an offensive odour;

(c) not permit it to become or to cause a danger to public health or to interfere with or to affect the comfort of persons occupying or passing through or along neighbouring premises;

(d) ensure that its lid is kept closed except when it is removed for the purpose of putting garbage in or removing it from the receptacle or for cleaning;

(e) ensure that household garbage produced on the premises is put into the receptacle until it is collected or otherwise lawfully disposed of;

(f) cause wet garbage to be effectively wrapped before being placed in it;

(g) cause it and other approved receptacles on the premises containing garbage to be placed for collection on the day at the time and in the manner notified and at a collection point specified by the council to enable the person collecting the garbage to have access to the contents of the receptacles;

(h) cause it to be returned inside the premises or to its allocated area as soon as practicable and not later than 24 hours after the contents have been collected by the garbage collector;

(j) cause it to be cleansed thoroughly as required and not less than once in every 4 weeks;

(k) not remove it from the premises except to place it ready for emptying by the garbage collector;

(m) not use it otherwise than to contain household garbage generated through normal domestic activity;

(n) notwithstanding paragraph (m), not place in it excess quantities of heavy material such as earth, concrete or brick, or waste liquids, chemicals, paint or hazardous substances; and

(p) keep it on the premises or an allocated area related to the premises.