page_title: Container deposit legislation in Australia
hierarchical_section_title: Container deposit legislation in Australia
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of Australia, showing which states/territories are participating in a container deposit scheme.
context_page_description: Container deposit legislation also known as a Container Deposit Scheme is a scheme that was first implemented in South Australia in 1977 and over the decades has spread to the Northern Territory in 2012, New South Wales in 2017, the Australian Capital Territory in June 2018 and Queensland in November 2018. Schemes in the remaining states are due to commence in Western Australia in June 2020, Tasmania in 2022 and Victoria in 2023.
  A Newspoll survey found a majority of people in Australia support a deposit scheme, and a national scheme has also been proposed many times over the years. The recent NSW scheme was strongly opposed by the beverage industry and highlighted their influence.
  The value of deposits and the scope of their application have been influenced by the Australian federal constitution's guarantee of free trade between the states. The defining case in this issue was the attempt to introduce a differential between reusable and recyclable bottle deposits. The issue was taken to the High Court of Australia in the Castlemaine Tooheys Ltd v South Australia court case.
context_section_description: Container deposit legislation (CDL) also known as a Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) is a scheme that was first implemented in South Australia in 1977 and over the decades has spread to the Northern Territory in 2012, New South Wales in 2017, the Australian Capital Territory in June 2018 and Queensland in November 2018. Schemes in the remaining states are due to commence in Western Australia in June 2020, Tasmania in 2022 and Victoria in 2023. 
  A Newspoll survey found a majority of people in Australia support a deposit scheme, and a national scheme has also been proposed many times over the years.  The recent NSW scheme was strongly opposed by the beverage industry and highlighted their influence.
  The value of deposits and the scope of their application have been influenced by the Australian federal constitution's guarantee of free trade between the states. The defining case in this issue was the attempt to introduce a differential between reusable and recyclable bottle deposits. The issue was taken to the High Court of Australia in the Castlemaine Tooheys Ltd v South Australia court case. State based schemes need to be exempted from the Commonwealth Mutual Recognition Act which guarantees products can be sold in any jurisdiction without requiring any special labelling. This formed the basis of legal action against the Northern Territory's scheme until an exemption was granted. The value of a container deposit is 10 cents for an eligible container.
caption: CDL/CDS status in Australian states and territories   Scheme in effect (SA, NT, QLD, ACT and NSW)   Planned scheme  (WA - 2 June 2020, TAS - 2022, VIC - 2023)
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