WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING ACT 2011 - SECT 78
Inclusion of invitation for voluntary product stewardship scheme
WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING ACT 2011 - SECT 78
Inclusion of invitation for voluntary product stewardship scheme
78 Inclusion of invitation for voluntary product stewardship scheme
(1) The chief executive may include in the final priority statement, for a
particular product included in the final statement, an invitation (a
"scheme invitation" ) for persons to submit a proposed voluntary product
stewardship scheme for accreditation.
(2) However, in including a
scheme invitation, the chief executive must have regard to the following—
(a) whether the product can be effectively managed under a voluntary product
stewardship scheme;
(b) whether an approved program is in existence for the
product and whether the program is being appropriately implemented.
(a) the period, of at least 18 months, within
which any proposed voluntary product stewardship scheme would have to be
submitted for accreditation; and
(b) the expected outcomes from any proposed
voluntary product stewardship scheme; and
(c) that if no voluntary product
stewardship scheme is accredited for the product, a regulation may be made to
establish a regulated product stewardship scheme for the product.
(a) any limitations to the scope of a proposed
voluntary product stewardship scheme, including for example geographic or
business type or size limitations; and
(b) other matters relevant to a
voluntary product stewardship scheme for the particular product.
(5) The
chief executive is not stopped from subsequently granting a single extension
of the period mentioned in subsection (3) (a) for not more than 1 year at the
request of the proposed scheme manager for a proposed voluntary product
stewardship scheme.