Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCE RECOVERY ACT 2016

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   3.      Dictionary  
   4.      Notes  
   5.      Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  
   6.      Relationship with Emergencies Act 2004  
   7.      Relationship with other laws  

   PART 2--OBJECTS AND PRINCIPLES

   8.      Objects of Act  
   9.      Principles to be taken into account  

   PART 3--IMPORTANT CONCEPTS

   10.     Meaning of waste  
   11.     Meaning of waste activity  
   12.     Meaning of waste management business  
   13.     Meaning of waste transporter  
   14.     Meaning of waste facility  
   15.     Meaning of waste facility licence  

   PART 4--WASTE MANAGER

   16.     Appointment  
   17.     Functions  

   PART 5--WASTE FACILITY LICENCES

   18.     Requirement to hold a waste facility licence  
   19.     Application for licence  
   20.     Waste manager may request more information  
   21.     Change of information must be provided  
   22.     Decision about application for licence  
   23.     Licence conditions  
   24.     Form of licence  
   25.     Register of waste facility licences  
   26.     Licensee must update details  
   27.     Licence not transferable  
   28.     Surrender of licence  
   29.     Term of licence  

   PART 6--WASTE TRANSPORTER REGISTRATION

   30.     Requirement to be registered as waste transporter  
   31.     Application to be registered  
   32.     Waste manager may request more information  
   33.     Change of information must be provided  
   34.     Decision about application for registration  
   34A.    Registration conditions  
   35.     Waste transporter must display registration number  
   36.     Entry in register not transferable  
   37.     Register of waste transporters  
   38.     Waste transporter must update details  
   39.     Approval of GPS tracking device  
   40.     GPS to be fitted to vehicles  
   41.     Termination of registration by registered waste transporter  
   42.     Term of registration  

   PART 7--REGULATORY ACTION

   43.     Definitions—pt 7  
   44.     Waste manager may consider regulatory action against person  
   45.     Notification of proposed regulatory action  
   46.     Taking regulatory action  
   47.     Not taking regulatory action  
   48.     Immediate suspension of licence or registration if risk to public  
   49.     Effect of suspension  
   50.     Offence—fail to return amended, suspended or cancelled licence  
   51.     Action by waste manager in relation to amended or suspended  

   PART 8--FINANCIAL ASSURANCES

   52.     Waste manager may require financial assurance  
   53.     Show cause why financial assurance should not be provided  
   54.     Non-provision of financial assurance  
   55.     Claim on or realisation of financial assurance  
   56.     Notice before claim on or realisation of financial assurance  
   57.     Financial assurance not affect other action  
   58.     Recovery of extra costs  
   59.     Money held by Territory as financial assurance  

   PART 9--CODES OF PRACTICE

   60.     Code of practice—approval  
   61.     Failure to comply with approved code of practice  
   62.     Direction to comply with approved code  

   PART 10--WASTE STORAGE AND COLLECTION

   63.     Definitions—pt 10  
   64.     Waste collection service  

   PART 10A--CONTAINER DEPOSIT SCHEME

           Division 10A--.1 General

   64A.    Objects—pt 10A  
   64B.    Definitions—pt 10A  
   64C.    Meaning of beverage—pt 10A  
   64D.    Meaning of collection point—pt 10A  
   64E.    Meaning of container—pt 10A  
   64F.    Meaning of refund amount—pt 10A  
   64G.    Meaning of refund marking—pt 10A  

           Division 10A--.2 Scheme administration

   64H.    Scheme administration agreements  
   64I.    Amending and ending scheme administration agreements  

           Division 10A--.3 Scheme coordinator agreement

   64J.    Content of scheme coordinator agreement  
   64K.    Approval of network arrangements  
   64L.    Payment of refund amounts to material recovery facility operators  
   64M.    Term of scheme coordinator agreement  

           Division 10A--.4 Network operator agreements

   64N.    Content of network operator agreements  
   64O.    Approval of collection point arrangements  

           Division 10A--.5 Scheme compliance

   64P.    Inconsistent provisions void  
   64Q.    Penalties for contravention  
   64R.    Monitoring and enforcement of compliance  
   64S.    Performance audit  
   64T.    Register of approved containers and collection points  
   64U.    Reports by scheme coordinator  

           Division 10A--.6 Supply and collection of containers

              Subdivision 10A--.6.1 Supply of approved containers

   64V.    Container approvals  
   64W.    Requirement for supply arrangement with scheme coordinator and container  
   64X.    Requirement for refund markings on containers  

              Subdivision 10A--.6.2 Collection of containers

   64Y.    Refund amounts payable by collection point operators  
   64Z.    Refund declarations and proof of identity  
   64ZA.   Offence—claiming refund for containers not subject to scheme  

           Division 10A--.7 Miscellaneous

   64ZB.   Authorisations for Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cwlth)  
   64ZC.   Review of part  

   PART 11--REPORTING

   65.     Waste activity report  
   66.     Offence—fail to report to waste manager  

   PART 12--EXEMPTIONS

   67.     Declaration exempting person or activity  
   68.     Renewal of declaration  
   69.     Term of declaration  

   PART 13--ENFORCEMENT

           Division 13.1--Directions

   70.     Direction to stop contravening Act etc  
   71.     Directions—stockpiling materials and delivering waste  
   72.     Offence—fail to comply with direction  

           Division 13.2--Authorised people

              Subdivision 13.2.1--General

   73.     Definitions—div 13.2  
   74.     Appointment  
   75.     Identity cards  
   76.     Authorised person must show identity card on exercising power  

              Subdivision 13.2.2--Powers

   77.     Power to enter premises  
   78.     Production of identity card  
   79.     Consent to entry  
   80.     General powers on entry to premises  
   81.     Power to seize things  
   82.     Direction to give name and address  
   83.     Offence—fail to comply with direction to give name and address  

              Subdivision 13.2.3--Search warrants

   84.     Warrants generally  
   85.     Warrants—application other than in person  
   86.     Search warrants—announcement before entry  
   87.     Details of search warrant to be given to occupier etc  
   88.     Occupier entitled to be present during search etc  

              Subdivision 13.2.4--Return and forfeiture of things seized

   89.     Receipt for things seized  
   90.     Moving things to another place for examination or processing under search  
   91.     Access to things seized  
   92.     Return of things seized  

              Subdivision 13.2.5--Miscellaneous

   93.     Damage etc to be minimised  
   94.     Compensation for exercise of enforcement powers  

   PART 14--ENFORCEABLE UNDERTAKINGS

   95.     Definitions—pt 14  
   96.     Making of proposed undertakings  
   97.     Acceptance of proposed undertaking  
   98.     Register of enforceable undertakings  
   99.     Withdrawal from or amendment of enforceable undertaking  
   100.    Ending enforceable undertaking  
   101.    Undertaking not admission of fault etc  
   102.    Contravention of enforceable undertakings  
   103.    Effect of enforceable undertaking on other proceedings  

   PART 15--OFFENCES

           Division 15.1--Liability of managers etc

   104.    Criminal liability of partners—pt 15  
   105.    Criminal liability of executive officers—pt 15  

           Division 15.2--Specific offences

   106.    Meaning of waste site—div 15.2  
   107.    Unauthorised waste activity  
   108.    Fail to comply with condition of licence or registration  
   109.    Unlawful transporting or depositing of waste  
   110.    Use of place as waste facility without lawful authority  
   111.    Consent required for certain waste activities  
   112.    False or misleading information about waste  
   113.    Taking prescribed waste to landfill or other facility  

   PART 16--RECONSIDERATION OF DECISIONS

   114.    Definitions—pt 16  
   115.    Applications for reconsideration  
   116.    Notice to ACAT of application  
   117.    Reconsideration  
   118.    No action by waste manager within time  
   119.    Notice of decisions on reconsideration  

   PART 17--NOTIFICATION AND REVIEW OF DECISIONS

   120.    Definitions—pt 17  
   121.    Reviewable decision notices  
   122.    Applications for review  

   PART 18--MISCELLANEOUS

   123.    Delegation  
   124.    Protection from liability  
   125.    Service of documents  
   126.    Determination of fees and rates of interest  
   128.    Regulation-making power  
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