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Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989

No. 6, 1990

Compilation No. 21

Compilation date: 14 October 2024

                Includes amendments: Act No. 38, 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 14 October 2024 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
Division 1—Introductory
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Object and aims
Division 2—Interpretation
4 Interpretation—defined terms
4A Exports and transits to foreign countries—extended meaning of hazardous waste
4B Transit proposals
4C Article 11 arrangements
4D Treatment of colonies etc.
4E Environmentally sound management of hazardous waste
4F Article 11 arrangements—substances taken to be hazardous waste
4G Article 11 arrangements—substances not classified as hazardous waste
7 Failure to comply with permit condition when required is breach of condition
Division 3—Operation of Act
9 Extension to external Territories
9A Extraterritorial operation
9B Geographical application of offences
10 Act binds Crown
10A Application of the Criminal Code
11 Relationship between Act and other Commonwealth laws
Part 2—Import permits, export permits and transit permits
Division 1—Applications for permits
12 Applications for import permits
13 Applications for export permits
13A Applications for transit permits
13B Basel permit or special permit
Division 2—Special permits under a set of Article 11 regulations
13C