Victorian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Act 1958 - SECT 313

Definitions

313. Definitions

In this Part-



"disposal" includes the temporary or permanent removal of waste from a storage
or treatment facility;



"facility" includes-

   (a)  land;

   (b)  any works; and

   (c)  any land, sea or air vehicle;



"prescribed waste" means any waste prescribed by a by-law under section 316
for the purposes of this Part;



"solid waste" means any household rubbish, building and construction waste or
any other waste normally collected, removed or disposed of by a municipality
or accepted for disposal in a municipal tip but does not include
prescribed waste;



"storage" includes the temporary or permanent keeping or retention of waste;



"treatment" includes-

   (a)  any biological, chemical or physical process;

   (b)  incineration;

   (c)  landfill; and

   (d)  any combination of the above;



"waste" means any discarded, rejected, unwanted, surplus or abandoned matter
but does not include any solid waste;



"works" includes-

   (a)  any building, structure, fence, wall, channel, road, boat, pontoon,
        vessel, bridge, jetty, moorings, pipeline, machinery, equipment,
        apparatus or container; and

   (b)  any alteration of the topography of the land including the planting or
        removal of trees, shrubs or other vegetation.