Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00625:reg:5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L00625
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5
Character Range: 4799–6154

5  Waste plastic is regulated waste material
 (1) For the purposes of subsection 17(1) of the Act, waste plastic is prescribed.
Note: Waste plastic that is prescribed under this section is regulated waste plastic.
 (2) Waste plastic means:
 (a) plastic that is discarded, rejected or left over from an industrial, commercial, domestic or other activity; or
 (b) plastic that is surplus to or a by‑product of an industrial, commercial, domestic or other activity; or
 (c) processed engineered fuel.
 (3) Processed engineered fuel means waste material that:
 (a) is waste plastic within the meaning of paragraph (2)(a) or (b) that is processed with any other waste material; and
 (b) is intended for use as fuel.
 (4) Despite subsection (1), the following kinds of waste plastic are not prescribed for the purposes of subsection 17(1) of the Act:
 (a) waste plastic that is exported for personal or domestic use;
 (b) waste plastic that is imported into Australia on a temporary basis and is re‑exported in the same covering and with the same trade description (within the meaning of the Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905) with which it was imported;
 (c) waste plastic that is hazardous waste in relation to which an order or arrangement has been made by the Minister under Part 3 of the Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989.