WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING ACT 2011 - SECT 271 Regulation-making power

WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING ACT 2011 - SECT 271

271 Regulation-making power

(1) The Governor in Council may make regulations under this Act.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1) , a regulation may provide for any of the following—

(a) the removal, collection, transport, deposit, storage or disposal of waste;

(b) setting standards, controls or procedures for the manufacture, generation, sale, use, transport, receival, storage, treatment or disposal of waste, including for—

(i) local government administration of waste; or

(ii) waste tracking; or

(iii) dealing with polychlorinated biphenyls; or

(iv) managing clinical and related waste; or

(v) used packaging materials; or

(vi) storage, disposal, receival or treatment of waste or equipment for dealing with waste;

(c) giving effect to, and enforcing compliance with, a national environment protection measure under a law forming part of a national scheme;

(d) supporting and implementing national frameworks, objectives and priorities for waste management and resource recovery;

(e) setting the amounts of performance payments that may be payable to entities and the efficiency indicators and targets relevant to eligibility for payment;

(f) the recycling efficiency threshold for recycling activities;

(g) the day, prescribed by regulation, by which the chief executive must review the following—

(i) the discounted rate for the waste levy for residue waste;

(ii) the recycling efficiency threshold for recycling activities;

(iii) any other matters mentioned in chapter 3 , part 4 as being prescribed by regulation.

(3) A regulation may provide—

(a) for fees payable under this Act and the matters for which they are payable; and

(b) for a maximum penalty of 20 penalty units for a contravention of the regulation.

(4) Subject to the National Measurement Act 1960 (Cwlth) , a regulation may impose requirements for a weighbridge that are additional to the requirements applying to the weighbridge under another Act or under a law of the Commonwealth.