Western Australian Consolidated Acts

WASTE AVOIDANCE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY ACT 2007 - NOTES

Notes

¹ This is a compilation of the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2007 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table ^{1a, 3}.

Compilation table

Short title	Number and year	Assent	Commencement
Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2007	36 of 2007	21 Dec 2007	s. 1 and 2: 21 Dec 2007 (see s. 2(a)); s. 3, 100 (Sch. 4 cl. 2(1), (2) and (4) and 5) and 101 (Sch. 5 cl. 1, 7 and 8): 9 Jan 2008 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 8 Jan 2008 p. 33); Act other than s. 1, 2, 3, 100 (Sch. 4 cl. 2(1), (2) & (4) & cl. 5) & s. 101 (Sch. 5 cl. 1, 7 & 8): 1 Jul 2008 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 20 Jun 2008 p. 2705)
Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Amendment Act 2009 Pt. 2	48 of 2009	7 Dec 2009	s. 3 and 9: 8 Dec 2009 (see s. 2(b)) Pt. 2 other than s. 3 and 9: 1 Jan 2010 (see s. 2(c) and Gazette 22 Dec 2009 p. 5253)
Public Sector Reform Act 2010 s. 89	39 of 2010	1 Oct 2010	1 Dec 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 5 Nov 2010 p. 5563)

^1a On the date as at which this compilation was prepared, provisions referred to in the following table had not come into operation and were therefore not included in this compilation. For the text of the provisions see the endnotes referred to in the table.

Provisions that have not come into operation

Short title	Number and year	Assent	Commencement
Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2007 Sch. 4 cl. 2(3) and 3 2	36 of 2007	21 Dec 2007	To be proclaimed (see s. 2(b))

² On the date as at which this compilation was prepared, the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2007 Sch. 4 cl. 2(3) and 3 had not come into operation. They read as follows:

“

Schedule 4 — Amendments and repeals

[s. 100]

2. Environmental Protection Act 1986 amended

(3) Part VIIA is repealed.

3. Environmental Protection (Landfill) Levy Act 1998 repealed

The Environmental Protection (Landfill) Levy Act 1998 is repealed.

”.

³ The Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Regulations 2008 r. 24 reads as follows:

“

24. Transitional provision — Waste Management and Recycling Fund

The Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2007 Schedule 5 clause 6 prevails to the extent that there is an inconsistency between that provision and Part VIIA Division 2 of the EP Act.

”.

Defined Terms

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined Term Provision(s)
amending provision Sch. 5, cl. 8(2)
approved auditor 85(1)
approved product stewardship plan 3(1)
assets Sch. 5, cl. 7(1)
authorised person 82(1)
business plan 3(1)
CEO 3(1)
chairman Sch. 1, cl. 1
code 98(1)
commencement day Sch. 5, cl. 1
deputy chairman Sch. 1, cl. 1
district 3(1)
document 22(1)
entity 3(1)
EP Act 3(1)
EP authorisation 3(1)
Executive Director, Public Health 3(1)
extended producer responsibility scheme 3(1)
forecast levy amount 79
former fund Sch. 5, cl. 6(1)
information 22(1)
inspector 3(1)
latest draft plan 38(1)
levy 3(1)
liability Sch. 5, cl. 7(1)
local government 3(1)
local government waste 3(1)
member 3(1)
officer of the Waste Authority 22(1)
owner 64(1)
plan for the future 40(1)
principal offence 89(2)
producer 3(1)
product stewardship plan 3(1)
public authority 3(1)
right Sch. 5, cl. 7(1)
specified 49(2), Sch. 5, cl. 8(5)
transitional matter Sch. 5, cl. 8(2)
WARR Account 3(1)
waste 3(1)
Waste Authority 3(1)
waste collection permit 3(1), 56(1)
waste facility 3(1)
waste inspection 83(4)
Waste Management (WA) Sch. 5, cl. 7(1)
waste service 3(1)
waste strategy 3(1)