Western Australian Current Regulations

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (CONTROLLED WASTE) REGULATIONS 2004

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Citation  
   2.      Terms used  
   3.      Application of regulations

   PART 2 -- Licensing

           Division 1 -- General matters  

   4.      Application for licence  
   5.      Licensing  
   6.      Conditions  
   7.      Refund of fee  
   8.      Validity of licence  
   9.      Renewal of licence  
   10.     Cancellation or suspension of, refusal to renew, licence

           Division 2 -- Carriers  

   11.     Certain carriers to be licensed  
   12.     Refusal of licence  
   13.     Sub‑contractors  
   14.     Employment of unlicensed driver to transport bulk controlled waste  
   15.     Notification of employment of licensed drivers  
   16.     Interstate carriers

           Division 3 -- Drivers  

   17.     Drivers to be licensed  
   18.     Refusal of licence  
   19.     Driver identification card  
   20.     Recognition of licence issued in another State or a Territory

           Division 4 -- Vehicle or tank  

   21.     Vehicles and tanks of carriers to be licensed  
   22.     Application for licence and inspection of vehicle or tank  
   23.     Issue of licence  
   24.     Validity of licence

           Division 5 -- Assignment of carrier’s business and transfer of licence  

   25A.    Terms used  
   25B.    Assignment of carrier’s business  
   25C.    Transfer of licence  
   25D.    Validity of transferred licence  
   25E.    Transitional

   PART 3 -- Transportation and unloading of a controlled waste

           Division 1 -- Waste holder’s obligations  

   25.     Obligations relating to transportation  
   26.     Notice of controlled waste  
   27.     Directions to transport controlled waste to waste facility

           Division 2 -- Carrier’s obligations  

   28.     Controlled waste tracking form required to transport controlled waste  
   29.     Obligations of carrier as to transportation of controlled waste  
   30.     Obligations of carrier as to vehicles and tanks used to transport controlled waste  
   31A.    Obligations of carrier as to transportation of anything other than controlled waste in licensed vehicle or tank  
   31.     Obligations of carrier as to receipt  
   32A.    Obligations of carrier as to controlled waste tracking form information

           Division 3 -- Driver’s obligations  

   32.     Obligations of drivers as to transportation of controlled waste  
   33.     Obligations of drivers as to vehicles or tanks used to transport controlled waste  
   34.     Obligations of drivers as to transportation of anything other than controlled waste in licensed vehicle or tank  
   35.     Obligations of driver to provide receipt

           Division 4 -- Controlled waste tracking form and controlled waste tracking number  

   36.     Validity of controlled waste tracking form  
   37.     Controlled waste tracking number fee  
   38.     CEO to ensure each controlled waste tracking form has unique number

           Division 5 -- Unloading controlled waste  

   39.     Obligations as to unloading controlled waste  
   40.     Procedure on unloading controlled waste  
   41A.    Carrier to provide CEO with copy of controlled waste tracking form  
   41.     Obligations of occupier of waste facility

           Division 6 -- Disposal of material containing asbestos  

   42.     Terms used  
   43.     Disposal of material containing asbestos  
   44.     Asbestos for disposal to be separated, wrapped and labelled  
   45.     Duty to notify others of presence of asbestos  
   46.     CEO may approve place and manner of disposal in special cases  
   47.     Method of disposal

   PART 4 -- Miscellaneous  

   48.     Responsibility of carrier  
   49.     Exemptions  
   50A.    Application for exemption  
   50.     Inspection of licences, tracking forms and tracking numbers  
   51.     Meeting  
   52.     Appeals  
   53.     Penalty  
   54.     Fees
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Controlled waste
           SCHEDULE 2 -- Transport information
           SCHEDULE 3 -- Fees