WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING ACT 2011 - As at 1 February 2024 - Act 31 of 2011
- As at 1 February 2024
- Act 31 of 2011
Table of Provisions
CHAPTER 1 - PRELIMINARY
PART 1 - INTRODUCTION
- 1 Short title
- 2 Commencement
PART 2 - OBJECTS, APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATION OF ACT
- 3 Objects of Act
- 4 Achieving Act’s objects
- 5 Approach to achieving Act’s objects
- 6 Act binds all persons
PART 3 - INTERPRETATION
Division 1 - Dictionary
Division 2 - Key concepts and definitions
- 8 The concept of disposal
- 8AA Meaning of waste
- 8A Meaning of waste disposal site
- 9 Meaning of waste and resource management hierarchy
- 9A Meaning of circular economy principle and circular economy
- 10 Meaning of polluter pays principle
- 11 Meaning of user pays principle
- 12 Meaning of proximity principle
- 13 Meaning of product stewardship principle
CHAPTER 2 - WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
PART 1 - INTRODUCTION
- 14 Waste management strategy
- 15 What may be included in State’s waste management strategy
PART 2 - DRAFT WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
- 16 Preparation of draft strategy
PART 3 - MAKING OF WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
- 17 Submissions to be considered when preparing final strategy
- 18 Approval of final strategy
- 19 Minor amendment of waste management strategy
PART 4 - REVIEW AND PROGRESS REPORTING
- 20 Review of State’s waste management strategy
- 21 Preparation of draft review report on waste management strategy
- 22 Publication of review report and amending or replacement waste management strategy
23. (Repealed)
24. (Repealed)
CHAPTER 3 - WASTE LEVY
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
PART 2 - IDENTIFYING EXEMPT WASTE
Division 1 - Declaring limits for disaster management waste
- 27 Chief executive may declare limits for disaster management waste
Division 1A - Serious local event waste
- 27A Notifying chief executive that waste is serious local event waste in particular circumstances
- 27B Chief executive may declare limits for serious local event waste
Division 2 - Approval of waste as exempt waste
- 28 Application for approval of waste as exempt waste
- 29 Chief executive may require additional information or documents
- 30 Deciding application
- 31 Grant of application
- 32 Refusal of application
- 33 Amendment of approval by agreement
- 34 Cancellation or amendment of approval by chief executive
Division 3 - Declaring waste to be exempt waste
- 35 Chief executive may declare waste to be exempt waste in exceptional circumstances
PART 3 - OPERATION OF WASTE LEVY
- 36 Imposition of waste levy
- 37 Calculating waste levy amount
- 38 Offence to remove waste from levyable waste disposal site in particular circumstances
- 39 When residue waste taken to be generated outside the non-levy zone
- 40 Mixing waste generated outside non-levy zone with waste generated in the non-levy zone
- 41 Mixing types of waste that attract different rates of waste levy
- 42 Mixing types of waste that attract same rate of waste levy
- 43 Regulation identifying waste levy zone
PART 4 - DISCOUNTING WASTE LEVY FOR RESIDUE WASTE
- 44 Application for discounted rate for waste levy for residue waste
- 45 Chief executive may require additional information or documents
- 46 Deciding application
- 47 Grant of application
- 48 Refusal of application
- 49 Amendment of approval by agreement
- 50 Cancellation or amendment of approval by chief executive
- 51 Automatic cancellation of approval
PART 5 - OBLIGATIONS RELATING TO WASTE LEVY
Division 1 - Obligations of person delivering waste
- 52 Persons delivering waste
- 53 Person delivering waste to waste disposal site to give information
- 54 Person delivering particular waste to give information
- 55 Giving false or misleading information when delivering waste
Division 2 - Obligations of operators of waste disposal sites
Subdivision 1 - Remitting waste levy
- 56 Remitting waste levy amount to the State
Subdivision 2 - Weighbridges
- 57 Weighbridge required
- 58 Weighbridge requirements
Subdivision 3 - Measurement of waste
- 59 When waste or other material must be measured
- 60 Measurement of waste by weighbridge
- 61 Measurement of waste other than by weighbridge
Subdivision 4 - Monitoring system
- 62 What is a monitoring system
- 63 When monitoring system may be required by chief executive
- 64 Requirements for monitoring system
- 65 Requirements if monitoring system stops operating
- 66 Operators required to give chief executive plan for monitoring system
Subdivision 5 - Volumetric surveys
- 67 Volumetric survey for levyable waste disposal site in waste levy zone
- 68 Volumetric survey for levyable waste disposal site in non-levy zone in particular circumstances
- 69 Volumetric survey for new landfill cells
- 70 Requirements for volumetric surveys
- 71 Failure to carry out volumetric survey or give chief executive the results
Subdivision 6 - Waste data returns
- 72 Submission of waste data returns
Subdivision 7 - Record keeping
- 72A Operator of levyable waste disposal site to keep particular documents
Division 3 - Payment options
Subdivision 1 - Waste levy instalment agreements
- 72B Waste levy instalment agreement
- 72C Application for waste levy instalment agreement
- 72D Amendment of waste levy instalment agreement
- 72E Interest affected by waste levy instalment agreement
- 72F Failure to pay an instalment under waste levy instalment agreement
Subdivision 2 - Extension of time
- 72G Application for extension of time to pay waste levy amount
- 72H Application for extension of time to submit waste data return and pay waste levy amount
- 72I Public notice granting extension of time to submit waste data return and pay waste levy amount
Subdivision 3 - Chief executive’s estimation of waste levy amount
- 72J Estimation of waste levy amount payable by operator of levyable waste disposal site
Subdivision 4 - Bad debt credit
- 72K Eligibility for bad debt credit after insolvency or bankruptcy of customer
- 72L Application for bad debt credit
- 72M Chief executive may require additional information or documents
- 72N Deciding application
- 72O Grant of application
- 72P Refusal of application
- 72Q Payment of bad debt credit
PART 6 - RESOURCE RECOVERY AREA
Division 1 - Declaration of resource recovery area
- 72R Resource recovery area
- 72S Declaration of resource recovery area
- 72T Effect of declaration of resource recovery area
- 72U Amendment of resource recovery area by operator
- 72V Cancellation of resource recovery area by operator
- 72VA Amendment or suspension of resource recovery area by chief executive
- 72W Revocation of resource recovery area by chief executive
Division 2 - Obligations relating to resource recovery area
- 72X Requirement to keep documents
- 72Y Volumetric survey for resource recovery area in waste levy zone
- 72Z Volumetric survey for resource recovery area in non-levy zone
- 73 Volumetric survey carried out by chief executive
- 73A Obligations of entity responsible for operation of resource recovery area
- 73B False claims about resource recovery area
- 73C Changes affecting resource recovery area requiring notification
PART 7 - PAYMENTS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
- 73D Definitions for part
- 73DA Annual payments to local governments
- 73DB Additional payments to local governments
- 73DC Use of relevant payments
- 73DD Rate notice to include statement about relevant payments
- 73DE Local government must not distribute misinformation
PART 8 - REVIEW OF EFFICACY OF WASTE LEVY
CHAPTER 4 - MANAGEMENT OF PRIORITY PRODUCTS AND PRIORITY WASTE
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
PART 2 - PRIORITY PRODUCTS AND PRIORITY WASTE
- 75 Preparation and notification of draft priority statement
- 76 Requirements for draft priority statement
- 77 Criteria for a priority product or priority waste
- 78 Inclusion of invitation for voluntary product stewardship scheme
- 79 Finalisation of priority statement
- 80 Approval of final priority statement
- 81 Minor amendment of priority statement
- 82 Review of priority statement
PART 3 - PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP SCHEMES
Division 1 - Product stewardship schemes generally
- 83 What is a product stewardship scheme
- 84 What is a voluntary product stewardship scheme
- 85 What is a regulated product stewardship scheme
- 86 What is an approved program
- 87 When is a product stewardship scheme in force for a product
- 88 Accredited product stewardship scheme does not override laws
Division 2 - Accreditation of voluntary product stewardship schemes
- 89 Application for accreditation
- 90 Requirements for accreditation
- 91 Accreditation
- 92 Inquiry about application
- 93 Deciding application
- 94 Register of accredited schemes
- 95 Amendment of accredited product stewardship scheme
- 96 Expiry of accredited product stewardship scheme
- 97 Revocation of accreditation
Division 3 - Product stewardship schemes by regulation
- 98 Regulation about product stewardship
Division 4 - Monitoring of schemes
- 99 Monitoring of particular product stewardship scheme
PART 3A - BANNED PLASTIC SHOPPING BAGS
- 99A Objects of part
- 99B Meaning of banned plastic shopping bag and alternative shopping bag
- 99C Meaning of retailer
- 99D Retailer not to give banned plastic shopping bag
- 99E Giving false or misleading information about banned plastic shopping bag
- 99F Retailer may charge for alternative shopping bag
- 99G Review of part
PART 3AA - PLASTIC ITEMS
Division 1 - Preliminary
Division 2 - Banned single-use plastic items
- 99GD Restriction on sale of banned single-use plastic items
- 99GE Giving false or misleading information about banned single-use plastic items
Division 3 - Compostable plastic items
- 99GF Stating conditions under which plastic items are compostable
- 99GG Certification to chief executive about whether or not plastic items are compostable
- 99GH Giving false or misleading information about whether or not plastic items are compostable
Division 4 - Review
PART 3AB - LIGHTER-THAN-AIR BALLOONS
- 99GJ Release of lighter-than-air balloons
PART 3B - BEVERAGE CONTAINER REFUND SCHEME
Division 1 - Introduction
Subdivision 1 - Preliminary
- 99H Objects of part
- 99I How objects are to be achieved
- 99J Functions of Product Responsibility Organisation
Subdivision 2 - Definitions
- 99K Definitions for part
- 99L Meaning of beverage
- 99M Meaning of container
- 99N Meaning of beverage product and type of container
- 99O Meaning of manufacturer
Division 2 - Sale of beverages in containers
- 99P Restriction on manufacturer selling beverage product
- 99Q Container recovery agreement
- 99R Limits on amounts paid by small beverage manufacturers under container recovery agreements
Division 3 - Refund amounts for empty containers and container refund points
Subdivision 1 - Claiming refund amounts for empty containers
- 99S Claiming refund amount from container refund point
- 99T Refund declaration and proof of identity
- 99U Claiming refund amount from reverse vending machine
- 99V Ways refund amount may be paid
- 99W When refund amount must not be claimed
Subdivision 2 - Other obligations of container refund point operators
- 99X Obligations of operator of reverse vending machine
- 99Y Container refund point operator must keep refund declarations
Subdivision 3 - Container refund points
- 99Z Container collection agreement required to operate container refund point
- 99ZA Container collection agreement
- 99ZB Operator of container refund point may claim payment for containers collected
- 99ZC When container refund point operator must not claim payment
- 99ZD Operator must ensure containers sent for recycling
Division 4 - Recovery amounts for empty containers recycled by material recovery facilities
- 99ZE Meaning of material recovery facility
- 99ZF Material recovery agreement
- 99ZG Meaning of recovery amount
- 99ZH Operator of material recovery facility may claim recovery amounts
- 99ZI When material recovery facility operator must not claim recovery amount
- 99ZJ Operator must not allow containers to become landfill
- 99ZK Recovery amount protocol
- 99ZL Operator of material recovery facility must comply with protocol
Division 5 - Approved containers for beverage products
Subdivision 1 - Register of approved containers
- 99ZM Organisation must establish and keep register
Subdivision 2 - Applying for container approval
- 99ZN Application
- 99ZO Particular matters for deciding application
- 99ZP Notice of container approval
- 99ZQ Conditions of container approval
- 99ZR Container approval continues in force
- 99ZS Applying to amend container approval
- 99ZT Deciding amendment application
- 99ZU Applying to transfer container approval
- 99ZV Grounds for suspending or cancelling container approval
Division 6 - Miscellaneous
- 99ZW Inconsistent provision has no effect
- 99ZX Disposal of containers to landfill
- 99ZY Extraordinary circumstances exemption
- 99ZZ Authorisations for competition legislation
PART 5 - PRODUCT RESPONSIBILITY ORGANISATION
Division 1 - Appointment and powers
- 102A Appointment
- 102B Meaning of eligible company
- 102C Powers
Division 2 - Application for appointment
Subdivision 1 - Application
- 102D Minister may invite application for appointment
- 102E Application
- 102F Requirements for application
- 102G Referral of application to chief executive for assessment
- 102H Withdrawing or amending application
Subdivision 2 - Assessing application
- 102I Chief executive assesses application
- 102J Particular matters for assessing application
- 102K Chief executive may require further information or documents
Subdivision 3 - Deciding application
- 102L Minister decides application
- 102M Decision to make appointment
- 102N Refusal of application
Subdivision 4 - General
- 102O Appointment continues in force
Division 3 - Application to amend appointment
- 102P Applying to amend appointment
- 102Q Assessing application
- 102R Deciding amendment application
- 102S Decision to amend appointment
- 102T Refusal of application
Division 4 - Amendment, suspension, cancellation and appointment of administrator
Subdivision 1 - General
- 102U Minister may amend appointment
- 102V Grounds for suspending or cancelling appointment as Organisation
- 102W Immediate suspension
Subdivision 2 - Process for taking proposed action
- 102X Show cause notice
- 102Y Decision about proposed amendment, suspension or cancellation
Subdivision 3 - Appointment of administrator
- 102Z Appointment of administrator
- 102ZA Powers
- 102ZB Providing assistance
- 102ZC Remuneration and costs
Subdivision 4 - Minor amendment
- 102ZD Minor amendment
Division 5 - Accountability, planning and reporting
Subdivision 1 - Ministerial directions
- 102ZE Ministerial directions
Subdivision 2 - Outcomes, budget and planning
- 102ZF Regulation may prescribe outcomes to be achieved
- 102ZG Annual budget, strategic plan and operational plan
- 102ZH Approval of strategic plan
Subdivision 3 - Reporting
- 102ZI Quarterly reports
- 102ZJ Annual report
- 102ZK Organisation must inform Minister
- 102ZL Reporting to chief executive
Subdivision 4 - General
- 102ZM Requirement to implement plans in application
- 102ZN Status as eligible company
- 102ZO Notice of particular events
Division 6 - Miscellaneous
- 102ZP Delegation
- 102ZQ Obtaining the criminal history of an individual
- 102ZR Corporations Act displacement
CHAPTER 5 - OFFENCES RELATING TO LITTERING AND ILLEGAL DUMPING
PART 1 - BASIC LITTERING AND ILLEGAL DUMPING OFFENCES
- 103 General littering provision
- 104 Illegal dumping of waste provision
PART 2 - MATERIAL THAT MAY BECOME WASTE
- 105 What is advertising material
- 106 What is unsolicited advertising material for premises
- 107 Unlawful delivery provision
- 108 Secure delivery provision
- 109 Placing document on or in motor vehicle or on building or other fixed structure
- 110 Advice to chief executive about placing or attaching documents
- 111 Advice to chief executive about delivering or distributing advertising material
- 112 Avoiding accumulations of waste
PART 3 - VEHICLE LITTERING OR ILLEGAL DUMPING OFFENCES
Division 1 - Preliminary
Division 3 - Public reporting of vehicle littering or illegal dumping offences
- 118 Facilitating enforcement of vehicle littering or illegal dumping offence
CHAPTER 6 - STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
- 119 Purpose of chapter
- 120 Meaning of waste reduction and recycling plan
PART 2 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR WASTE
Division 1 - Introduction
- 121 Object of pt 2
- 122 Local governments combining on a regional basis
Division 2 - Obligation of local government for waste reduction and recycling plans
- 123 Local government’s waste reduction and recycling plan obligation
- 124 Matters to be complied with in the preparation and adoption of a local government’s waste reduction and recycling plan
- 125 Adoption of plan following consultation
- 126 Review of plan
- 127 Amendment of plan
Division 3 - Chief executive action to prepare waste reduction and recycling plan for local government
- 128 Chief executive may prepare waste reduction and recycling plan
129. (Repealed)
Division 4 - Requirements applying after adoption of waste reduction and recycling plan
- 130 Inspection and availability for purchase of plan
PART 3 - STATE ENTITY STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR WASTE
Division 1 - Introduction
- 131 Object of pt 3
- 132 What is a State entity and who is its chief executive officer
Division 2 - Obligation of chief executive officer of State entity for waste reduction and recycling plan
- 133 State entity’s waste reduction and recycling plan obligation
- 134 Matters to be complied with in the preparation and adoption of a State entity’s waste reduction and recycling plan
- 135 Inspection and availability for purchase of plan
- 136 Review of plan
- 137 Amendment of plan
PART 4 - PLANNING ENTITY STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR WASTE
Division 1 - Introduction
Division 2 - Establishing status as planning entity
- 139 Identification of planning entity and of what is relevant waste for a planning entity
- 140 Notification of status as planning entity
Division 3 - Obligation of planning entity for waste reduction and recycling plan
- 141 Planning entity’s waste reduction and recycling plan obligation
- 142 Requirements for waste reduction and recycling plan
- 143 Other matters that may be included in a waste reduction and recycling plan
- 144 Additional requirements for a waste reduction and recycling plan for a sector of planning entities
- 145 Amendment of waste reduction and recycling plan
146. (Repealed)
CHAPTER 7 - REPORTING ABOUT WASTE MANAGEMENT AND WASTE DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING
PART 1 - REPORTING ON WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING PLANS
- 147 Local government reporting
- 148 State entity reporting
- 149 Planning entity reporting
PART 2 - REPORTING ON WASTE RECOVERY AND DISPOSAL
Division 1 - Establishing status as reporting entity
- 150 Identification of reporting entity
- 151 Notification of status as reporting entity
Division 2 - Reporting requirements
- 152 Reporting entity obligation
- 153 Requirements for report
PART 3 - REPORTING ON WASTE DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING
CHAPTER 8 - PROVISIONS FOR END OF WASTE
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
- 155 Purpose of chapter
- 156 Definitions for ch 8
- 157 Effect of operating under end of waste code if unregistered
- 158 Compliance with end of waste code
- 159 Chief executive may make end of waste codes and grant end of waste approvals
PART 2 - END OF WASTE CODES
Division 1 - Process for making end of waste codes
- 159A Chief executive’s decision to make end of waste code
- 159B Schedule of proposed end of waste codes
- 160 Public notice inviting submissions about potential end of waste codes
- 161 Consideration of submissions
- 162 Preparation of end of waste code
- 163 Matters to be considered in preparing end of waste code
- 164 End of waste code prepared by technical advisory panel
Division 2 - Making end of waste codes
- 165 Publication of draft end of waste code
- 166 Notice of making end of waste code
Division 3 - Amendment, cancellation or suspension of end of waste codes
- 167 Amendment of end of waste code
- 168 Application for amendment of end of waste code
169. (Repealed)
170. (Repealed)
- 171 Cancellation or suspension of end of waste code
- 172 Procedure for amending, cancelling or suspending end of waste code
- 173 Publication and notification of amended end of waste code
- 173A Minor amendment of end of waste code
Division 4 - Registration of end of waste resource producers
- 173B Registration of end of waste resource producers
- 173C Cancellation or suspension of registration
- 173D Procedure for cancelling or suspending registration
- 173E Particular circumstances when end of waste approval lapses
- 173F Register of registered resource producers
Division 5 - Miscellaneous
- 173G Technical advisory panels
- 173H Chief executive may seek advice, comment or information about pt 2
PART 3 - END OF WASTE APPROVALS
- 173I Application
- 173J Particular matters for making decision
- 173K Conditions of end of waste approval
- 173L Extending end of waste approval
- 173M Applying to amend end of waste approval
- 173N Decision about amendment of end of waste approval
- 173O Applying to transfer end of waste approval
- 173P Grounds for suspending or cancelling end of waste approval
- 173Q Chief executive may seek advice, comment or information
CHAPTER 8A - GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR APPROVALS
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
- 173R Application of chapter
PART 2 - APPLICATIONS
- 173S Application
- 173T Chief executive may require additional information or documents
- 173U Deciding application
- 173V General criteria for deciding application
- 173W Granting application
- 173X Conditions of approval
- 173Y Refusal of application
PART 3 - AMENDMENT, SUSPENSION OR CANCELLATION
- 173Z Amendment of approval
- 173ZA Suspension or cancellation of approval
- 173ZB Show cause notice
- 173ZC Decision about proposed amendment, suspension or cancellation
- 173ZD Minor amendment of approval
PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS
- 173ZE Surrender of approval
- 173ZF Request for information about approval
CHAPTER 9 - REVIEWS
PART 1 - INTERNAL REVIEWS
- 174 Internal review process
- 175 Who may apply for internal review
- 176 Requirements for making application
- 177 Decision not stayed
- 178 Internal review
- 179 Notice of internal review decision
PART 2 - EXTERNAL REVIEWS BY QCAT
- 180 Who may apply for external review
CHAPTER 10 - AUTHORISED PERSONS
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
PART 2 - GENERAL MATTERS ABOUT AUTHORISED PERSONS
Division 1 - Functions
- 182 Functions of authorised persons
Division 2 - Appointment
- 183 Appointment and qualifications
- 184 Appointment conditions and limit on powers
- 185 When office ends
- 186 Resignation
Division 3 - Identity cards
- 187 Issue of identity card
- 188 Production or display of identity card
- 189 Return of identity card
Division 4 - Miscellaneous provisions
- 190 References to exercise of powers
- 191 Reference to document includes reference to reproductions from electronic document
PART 3 - ENTRY OF PLACES BY AUTHORISED PERSONS
Division 1 - Power to enter
- 192 General power to enter places
Division 2 - Entry by consent
- 193 Application of div 2
- 194 Incidental entry to ask for access
- 195 Matters authorised person must tell occupier
- 196 Consent acknowledgement
Division 3 - Entry under warrant
Subdivision 1 - Obtaining warrant
- 197 Application for warrant
- 198 Issue of warrant
- 199 Electronic application
- 200 Additional procedure if electronic application
- 201 Defect in relation to a warrant
Subdivision 2 - Entry procedure
- 202 Procedure
Division 4 - Procedure for certain other entries
Division 5 - Entry of stationary vehicles by authorised persons
- 204 Power to enter
- 205 Procedure for entry
PART 4 - OTHER AUTHORISED PERSONS’ POWERS AND RELATED MATTERS
Division 1 - Stopping or moving vehicles
- 206 Application of div 1
- 207 Power to stop or move
- 208 Identification requirements if vehicle moving
- 209 Failure to comply with direction
Division 2 - General powers after entering places
- 210 Application of div 2
- 211 General powers
- 212 Power to require reasonable help
- 213 Offence to contravene help requirement
Division 3 - Seizure and forfeiture
Subdivision 1 - Power to seize
- 214 Seizing evidence at a place that may be entered without consent or warrant
- 215 Seizing evidence at a place that may be entered only with consent or warrant
- 216 Seizure of property subject to security
Subdivision 2 - Powers to support seizure
- 217 Requirement of person in control of thing to be seized
- 218 Offence to contravene seizure requirement
- 219 Power to secure seized thing
- 220 Offence to contravene other seizure requirement
- 221 Offence to interfere
Subdivision 3 - Safeguards for seized things
- 222 Receipt and information notice for seized thing
- 223 Access to seized thing
- 224 Return of seized thing
Subdivision 4 - Forfeiture
- 225 Forfeiture by chief executive
- 226 Information notice for forfeiture decision
- 227 Forfeiture on conviction
- 228 Procedure and powers for making forfeiture order
Subdivision 5 - Dealing with property forfeited or transferred to State
- 229 When thing becomes property of the State
- 230 How property may be dealt with
Division 4 - Disposal orders
Division 5 - Other information-obtaining powers
- 232 Power to require name and address
- 233 Offence to contravene personal details requirement
- 234 Power to require production of document
- 235 Offence to contravene document production requirement
- 236 Offence to contravene document certification requirement
- 237 Power to require information
- 238 Offence to contravene information requirement
PART 5 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Division 1 - Damage
- 239 Duty to avoid inconvenience and minimise damage
- 240 Notice of damage
Division 2 - Compensation
Division 3 - Other offences relating to authorised persons
- 242 Giving authorised person false or misleading information
- 243 Obstructing authorised person
- 244 Impersonating authorised person
CHAPTER 11 - SHOW CAUSE NOTICES AND COMPLIANCE NOTICES
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
PART 2 - SHOW CAUSE NOTICES
- 246 Giving show cause notice
- 247 General requirements of show cause notice
PART 3 - COMPLIANCE NOTICES
- 248 Giving compliance notice
- 249 Restriction on giving compliance notice
- 250 General requirements of compliance notices
- 251 Person must comply with notice
CHAPTER 12 - WASTE AUDITS
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
PART 2 - CHIEF EXECUTIVE MAY REQUIRE CONDUCT OF WASTE AUDITS
- 253 When waste audit required
- 254 Recipient must comply with notice
PART 3 - OTHER PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 12A - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
- 257A Application of chapter
- 257B Appointments and authority
- 257C Signatures
- 257D Evidentiary provisions
CHAPTER 13 - COURT ORDERS
- 258 Court may make particular orders
- 259 Court may order recovery of chief executive’s costs
- 260 Chief executive may take action and recover costs
- 261 Restraint of contraventions of Act etc.
- 262 Power of court to make order pending determination of proceeding
CHAPTER 14 - MISCELLANEOUS
- 263 Delegation by chief executive
- 264 General duties about documents or records
- 265 Giving chief executive false or misleading information
- 265A Giving chief executive incomplete information
- 266 Protection of officials from liability
- 267 Summary proceedings for offences
- 268 Executive officer may be taken to have committed offence
- 269 Application of Acts to local governments
- 270 Approval of forms
- 271 Regulation-making power
CHAPTER 15 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR ACT NO. 31 OF 2011
PART 1 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO APPROVALS UNDER THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (WASTE MANAGEMENT) REGULATION 2000
- 272 Interpretation for pt 1
- 273 Matters relating to existing approvals
- 274 Applications for approvals made before the commencement
- 275 Reviews and appeals
- 276 Offences
PART 2 - DISCOUNTED LEVY FOR RESIDUE WASTE DISPOSAL UNTIL 30 JUNE 2014
- 277 Definition for pt 2
- 278 Application for discounting of waste levy amount
- 279 Chief executive may require additional information
- 280 Deciding application
- 281 Grant of application
- 282 Refusal of application
- 283 Cancellation of grant
- 284 Procedure for cancelling grant of residue waste discounting application
- 285 Automatic cancellation of grant
PART 3 - EXEMPTION FROM WASTE LEVY FOR RESIDUE WASTE UNTIL 30 JUNE 2014
- 286 Definition for pt 3
- 287 Application for approval of residue waste as exempt waste for transition period
- 288 Chief executive may require additional information
- 289 Deciding application
- 290 Grant of application
- 291 Refusal of application
- 292 Cancellation of grant
- 293 Procedure for cancelling grant of transition period exempt waste application
- 294 Automatic cancellation of grant
PART 4 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 295 Existing waste management strategy and business plan
- 296 Volumetric survey of levyable waste disposal site before waste levy commencement
- 297 Volumetric survey of resource recovery area before waste levy commencement
- 298 Temporary relaxation from s 45(2) requirements for small site
- 299 Offences against repealed littering provisions
- 300 Existing strategic plans under repealed waste management policy
- 301 Clinical and related waste management plan
CHAPTER 15A - VALIDATION AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2013
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
PART 2 - VALIDATION PROVISION
- 301B Validation of repeal of waste levy on 1 July 2012
PART 3 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
- 301C Operator of levyable waste disposal site to keep documents
- 301D Estimation of waste levy amount payable
- 301E Keeping of particular documents in relation to resource recovery areas
- 301F Keeping of results of volumetric survey for resource recovery area
- 301G Waste levy amounts and the Waste and Environment Fund
- 301H Discounted levy and waste levy exemption
- 301I Existing strategic plans under repealed waste management policy
- 301J Clinical and related waste management plans
CHAPTER 16 - OTHER TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
PART 1 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2014
- 302 Definitions for ch 16
- 303 Existing general approvals
- 304 Existing specific approvals
- 305 Existing applications
- 306 Existing show cause procedure
PART 2 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING AMENDMENT ACT 2017
- 307 Retailer must offer alternative shopping bag during phase out period
- 308 Transition period for displaying refund marking on beverage containers
PART 3 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING (WASTE LEVY) AMENDMENT ACT 2019
Division 1 - Exemption from waste levy for particular residue waste during transition period
- 309 Definitions for division
- 310 Application for approval of residue waste as exempt waste for transition period
- 311 Chief executive may require additional information or documents
- 312 Deciding application
- 313 Grant of application
- 314 Refusal of application
- 315 Cancellation or amendment of approval by chief executive
- 316 Automatic cancellation of approval
Division 2 - Exemption from weighbridge requirements for particular sites until 30 June 2029
- 317 Application for exemption from s 57 until 30 June 2029
- 318 Chief executive may require additional information or documents
- 319 Deciding application
- 320 Grant of application
- 321 Refusal of application
Division 3 - Other matters
- 322 Exemption from using weighbridge for stated period in stated circumstances
- 323 Volumetric survey of levyable waste disposal site to be carried out within stated period
- 324 Volumetric survey of resource recovery area to be carried out within stated period
- 325 Temporary relaxation from s 59 measuring requirements for small site
- 326 Definitions for part
- 327 Day that decision to amend end of waste code takes effect
- 328 Decision-making and extension period for existing amendment applications
- 329 Decision-making period for existing transfer application
PART 5 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2023