Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

WASTE MINIMISATION ACT 2001 - NOTES

Note 2     For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1 defines the following terms:

              •     ACAT

              •     contravene

              •     corporation

              •     daily newspaper

              •     director-general (see s 163)

              •     home address

              •     individual

              •     reviewable decision notice.

"authorised person" means a person who is appointed as an authorised person under section 28.

"connected" with an offence, for part 4 (Enforcement)—see section 27.

"consumer packaging" means packaging products made of any material, or combination of materials, for the containment, protection, marketing or handling of retail consumer products.

"covenant" means the National Packaging Covenant, including all annexes and schedules, approved by a joint meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council and the National Environment Protection Council dated 2 July 1999.

"executive officer", of a corporation, means a person, by whatever name called and whether or not the person is a director of the corporation, who is concerned with, or takes part in, the corporation's management.

"garbage", for part 3 (Waste disposal)—see section 21.

"garbage services", for part 3 (Waste disposal)—see section 21.

"industry" means any manufacturing, industrial, commercial, wholesale or retail activity or process that can result in the generation, recycling, treatment, transport, storage or disposal of waste.

"industry member", in relation to an industry, means a person—

        (a)     who creates waste, or disposes of waste, in relation to an activity carried on by the person in the industry; or

        (b)     engaged in the industry who manufactures, imports or sells a product or item that creates waste or results in the creation of waste; or

        (c)     engaged in the collection, transportation, reprocessing, recycling or refilling of a product or item that creates waste or results in the creation of waste; or

        (d)     representing the interests of the industry (including an association whether or not incorporated).

"industry waste reduction plan "(or IWRP) means an industry waste reduction plan in force under part 2 (Industry waste reduction).

"national environment protection measure" means a measure in force under the National Environment Protection Council Act 1994, section 13.

"occupier", for part 4 (Enforcement)—see section 27.

"offence", for part 4 (Enforcement)—see section 27.

"premises" includes a building of any description, or any part of a building, and any land whether built on or not.

"recycle", in relation to a product, means to recover the product and use it as a raw material to produce another product.

"reuse", in relation to a product, means to use the product for the same or similar purpose as its original use, without subjecting the product to a manufacturing process.

"reviewable decision", for part 5 (Notification and review of decisions)—see section 44.

"waste" includes the following:

        (a)     any substance (whether solid, liquid or gaseous) that is discharged, emitted or deposited in the environment in such volume, constituency or manner as to cause an alteration in the environment;

        (b)     any discarded, rejected, unwanted, surplus or abandoned substance, whether or not intended for sale, recycling, reprocessing, recovery or purification by a separate operation from that which produced it;

        (c)     any other substance declared by regulation to be waste.

"waste facility" means premises used for the storage, treatment, reprocessing, sorting or disposal of waste, and includes a landfill.

Endnotes

1     About the endnotes

Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.

Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel's Office.

Uncommenced amending laws and expiries are listed in the legislation history and the amendment history. These details are underlined. Uncommenced provisions and amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last endnote.

If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.

The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.

2     Abbreviation key

A = Act	NI = Notifiable instrument
AF = Approved form	o = order
am = amended	om = omitted/repealed
amdt = amendment	ord = ordinance
AR = Assembly resolution	orig = original
ch = chapter	par = paragraph/subparagraph
CN = Commencement notice	pres = present
def = definition	prev = previous
DI = Disallowable instrument	(prev...) = previously
dict = dictionary	pt = part
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative	r = rule/subrule
Assembly	reloc = relocated
div = division	renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired	R[X] = Republication No
Gaz = gazette	RI = reissue
hdg = heading	s = section/subsection
IA = Interpretation Act 1967	sch = schedule
ins = inserted/added	sdiv = subdivision
LA = Legislation Act 2001	SL = Subordinate law
LR = legislation register	sub = substituted
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996	underlining = whole or part not commenced
mod = modified/modification	or to be expired

3     Legislation history

Waste Minimisation Act 2001 No 31

notified 21 June 2001 (Gaz 2001 No S33)

s 1, s 2 commenced 21 June 2001 (IA s 10B)

remainder commenced 29 June 2001 (s 2 and Gaz 2001 No S40 (but see IA s 10C))

as amended by

Legislation Amendment Act 2002 No 11 pt 2.51

notified LR 27 May 2002

s 1, s 2 commenced 27 May 2002 (LA s 75)

pt 2.51 commenced 28 May 2002 (s 2 (1))

Statute Law Amendment Act 2002 No 30 pt 3.90

notified LR 16 September 2002

s 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 19 May 1997 (LA s 75 (2))

pt 3.90 commenced 17 September 2002

Criminal Code 2002 No 51 pt 1.27

notified LR 20 December 2002

s 1, s 2 commenced 20 December 2002 (LA s 75 (1))

pt 1.27 commenced 1 January 2003 (s 2 (1))

Annual Reports Legislation Amendment Act 2004 A2004-9 sch 1 pt 1.39

notified LR 19 March 2004

s 1, s 2 commenced 19 March 2004 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.39 commenced 13 April 2004 (s 2 and see Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004 A2004-8, s 2 and CN2004-5)

Criminal Code (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Amendment Act 2004 A2004-15 sch 1 pt 1.37, sch 2 pt 2.97

notified LR 26 March 2004

s 1, s 2 commenced 26 March 2004 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.37, sch 2 pt 2.97 commenced 9 April 2004 (s 2 (1))

Statute Law Amendment Act 2005 A2005-20 sch 3 pt 3.72

notified LR 12 May 2005

s 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 8 March 2005 (LA s 75 (2))

sch 3 pt 3.72 commenced 2 June 2005 (s 2 (1))

Criminal Code Harmonisation Act 2005 A2005-54 sch 1 pt 1.37

notified LR 27 October 2005

s 1, s 2 commenced 27 October 2005 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.37 commenced 24 November 2005 (s 2)

Statute Law Amendment Act 2005 (No 2) A2005-62 sch 1 pt 1.5

notified LR 21 December 2005

s 1, s 2 commenced 21 December 2005 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.5 commenced 11 January 2006 (s 2 (1))

ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Legislation Amendment Act 2008 (No 2) A2008-37 sch 1 pt 1.105

notified LR 4 September 2008

s 1, s 2 commenced 4 September 2008 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.105 commenced 2 February 2009 (s 2 (1) and see ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2008 A2008-35, s 2 (1) and CN2009-2)

Statute Law Amendment Act 2009 A2009-20 sch 3 pt 3.77

notified LR 1 September 2009

s 1, s 2 commenced 1 September 2009 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 3 pt 3.77 commenced 22 September 2009 (s 2)

Statute Law Amendment Act 2009 (No 2) A2009-49 sch 3 pt 3.84

notified LR 26 November 2009

s 1, s 2 commenced 26 November 2009 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 3 pt 3.84 commenced 17 December 2009 (s 2)

Administrative (One ACT Public Service Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2011 A2011-22 sch 1 pt 1.171

notified LR 30 June 2011

s 1, s 2 commenced 30 June 2011 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.171 commenced 1 July 2011 (s 2 (1))

4     Amendment history

Commencement
s 2     om R1 (IA s 43 (4))

Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc
s 4A     ins A2005-54 amdt 1.245

Principles of ecologically sustainable development
s 6     am 2002 No 30 amdt 3.978

Objects—pt 2
s 7     am A2005-20 amdt 3.462; A2005-62 amdt 1.19; A2011-22 amdt 1.478

Scope of IWRP
s 8     am A2005-20 amdt 3.462; A2005-62 amdt 1.19; A2011-22 amdt 1.478

Criteria for deciding initiation of IWRP
s 9     (4), (5) exp 29 June 2002 (s 9 (5))
    am A2005-20 amdt 3.462; A2005-62 amdt 1.19; A2011-22 amdt 1.478

Director-general to give public notice of proposed IWRP
s 10 hdg     sub A2005-62 amdt 1.7
    am A2011-22 amdt 1.478
s 10     am A2005-20 amdt 3.462; A2005-62 amdt 1.19; A2009-20 amdt 3.221; A2011-22 amdt 1.478

Industry members may be required to give background information
s 11 hdg     sub A2005-62 amdt 1.8
s 11     am 2002 No 30 amdts 3.979-3.981; A2005-20 amdt 3.462; A2005-54 amdt 1.246; A2005-62 amdt 1.9, amdt 1.19; A2011-22 amdt 1.478

Report on how IWRP is to be prepared
s 12     am A2005-20 amdt 3.462; A2005-62 amdt 1.10, amdt 1.19; A2011-22 amdt 1.478

Preparation of IWRP—process of negotiation
s 13     am A2005-20 amdt 3.462; A2005-62 amdt 1.19; A2011-22 amdt 1.478

Preparation of IWRP by director-general without negotiation
s 14 hdg     sub A2005-62 amdt 1.11
    am A2011-22 amdt 1.478
s 14     am A2005-20 amdt 3.462; A2005-62 amdt 1.19; A2011-22 amdt 1.478

Preparation of IWRP to implement national measure
s 15     am A2005-20 amdt 3.462; A2005-62 amdt 1.12, amdt 1.13, amdt 1.19; A2011-22 amdt 1.478

Notice of approval of IWRP
s 17     am A2005-20 amdt 3.462; A2005-62 amdt 1.14, amdt 1.15, amdt 1.19; A2009-20 amdt 3.222; A2011-22 amdt 1.478

Contravention of IWRP
s 18     am 2002 No 30 amdts 3.982-3.984; A2005-20 amdt 3.462; A2005-54 amdt 1.247; A2005-62 amdt 1.19; A2008-37 amdt 1.552; A2011-22 amdt 1.478

Contravention of IWRP—annual report
s 19     sub A2004-9 amdt 1.53
    am A2005-20 amdt 3.462
    sub A2005-62 amdt 1.16

Regulations—pt 2
s 20     am A2005-20 amdt 3.462; A2005-62 amdt 1.19; A2011-22 amdt 1.478

Unlawful use of land as waste disposal facility
s 25     sub A2005-54 amdt 1.248

Appointment of authorised people
s 28     am 2002 No 30 amdt 3.985; A2011-22 amdt 1.478

Identity cards
s 29     sub A2005-54 amdt 1.249
    am A2011-22 amdt 1.478

General powers on entry to premises
s 35     am A2005-54 amdt 1.250

Power to require name and address
s 36     sub A2005-54 amdt 1.251
    am A2009-49 amdt 3.211

Power to seize evidence
s 37     am A2005-54 amdt 1.252; A2011-22 amdt 1.476

Return of things seized
s 40     am A2011-22 amdt 1.478

Acts and omissions of representatives
s 41     om A2004-15 amdt 2.205

Notification and review of decisions
pt 5 hdg     sub A2008-37 amdt 1.553

Meaning of reviewable decision—pt 5
s 44     am A2005-20 amdt 3.462; A2005-62 amdt 1.19
    sub A2008-37 amdt 1.553

Reviewable decision notices
s 44A     ins A2008-37 amdt 1.553
    am A2011-22 amdt 1.478

Applications for review
s 44B     ins A2008-37 amdt 1.553

Miscellaneous
pt 6 hdg     ins A2008-37 amdt 1.553

Approved forms
s 46     am 2002 No 30 amdt 3.986

Delegation of EPA's functions
s 47     am 2002 No 30 amdt 3.987, amdt 3.988; A2005-20 3.462
    om A2005-62 amdt 1.17

Selfincrimination etc
s 48     am 2002 No 11 amdt 2.109; 2002 No 51 amdt 1.57; A2004-15 amdt 2.206

Legal professional privilege
s 49     om 2002 No 11 amdt 2.110

Providing false or misleading information
s 50     om A2004-15 amdt 2.207

Providing false or misleading documents
s 51     om A2004-15 amdt 2.207

Acts and omissions of representatives
s 52     sub A2004-15 amdt 1.41

Transitional—determination of fees
s 55     exp 12 September 2001 (s 55 (3))

Transitional—notice of approval of IWRP
s 56     exp 12 September 2001 (s 56 (3))

Dictionary
dict     am 2002 No 30 amdt 3.989; A2005-20 amdt 3.460; A2008-37 amdt 1.554; A2009-20 amdt 3.223, amdt 3.224; A2009-49 amdt 3.213; A2011-22 amdt 1.477
    def EMA om A2005-20 amdt 3.461
    def EPA ins A2005-20 amdt 3.461
    om A2005-62 amdt 1.18
    def reviewable decision ins A2008-37 amdt 1.555

5     Earlier republications

Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.

Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical.

Republication No and date	Effective	Last amendment made by	Republication for
R1 29 June 2001	29 June 2001– 12 Sept 2001	not amended	new Act
R2 13 Sept 2001	13 Sept 2001– 27 May 2002	not amended	commenced expiry
R3 29 May 2002	28 May 2002– 29 June 2002	A2002-11	amendments by A2002-11
R4 30 June 2002	30 June 2002– 16 Sept 2002	A2002-11	commenced expiry
R5 3 Oct 2002	17 Sept 2002– 31 Dec 2002	A2002-30	amendments by A2002-30
R6 1 Jan 2003	1 Jan 2003– 8 Apr 2004	A2002-51	amendments by A2002-51
R7 9 Apr 2004	9 Apr 2004– 12 Apr 2004	A2004-15	amendments by A2004-15
R8 13 Apr 2004	13 Apr 2004– 1 June 2005	A2004-15	amendments by A2004-9
R9 2 June 2005	2 June 2005– 23 Nov 2005	A2005-20	amendments by A2005-20
R10 24 Nov 2005	24 Nov 2005– 10 Jan 2006	A2005-54	amendments by A2005-54
R11* 11 Jan 2006	11 Jan 2006– 1 Feb 2009	A2005-62	amendments by A2005-62
R12 2 Feb 2009	2 Feb 2009– 21 Sept 2009	A2008-37	amendments by A2008-37
R13 22 Sept 2009	22 Sept 2009– 16 Dec 2009	A2009-20	amendments by A2009-20
R14 17 Dec 2009	17 Dec 2009– 30 June 2011	A2009-49	amendments by A2009-49

© Australian Capital Territory 2011

Australian Capital Territory

A2001-31

Republication No 15

Effective: 1 July 2011

Republication date: 1 July 2011

Last amendment made by A2011-22






Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel's Office

About this republication

The republished law

This is a republication of the Waste Minimisation Act 2001

(including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 1 July 2011

. It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to 1 July 2011

.

The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4.

Kinds of republications

The Parliamentary Counsel's Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):

              • authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies

              • unauthorised republications.

The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.

Editorial changes

The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication. Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.

This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).

Uncommenced provisions and amendments

If a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law are accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more information, see the home page for this law on the register.

Modifications

If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act 2001, section 95.

Penalties

At the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $110 for an individual and $550 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).

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Endnotes

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Waste Minimisation Act 2001