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Shire of Christmas Island Waste Local Law 2019

I, GORDON SINCLAIR THOMSON, President of the Shire of Christmas Island, publish the Shire of Christmas Island Waste Local Law 2019 under subsections 3.12 (5) of the Local Government Act 1995 (W A) as applied by the Christmas Island Act 1958.

Dated 19 November 2019

GORDON SINCLAIR THOMSON

Shire of Christmas Island

WASTE LOCAL LAW 2019

Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2007

Local Government Act 1995

Shire of Christmas Island

Waste Local Law 2019

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CONTENTS
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Part 1 - Preliminary
1.1 Short title
1.2 Commencement
1.3 Application
1.4 Meaning of terms used in this local law
1.5 Local public notice of determinations
1.6 Rates, fees and charges
1.7 Power to provide waste services
Part 2 - Local government waste
2.1 Supply of receptacles
2.2 Deposit of waste in receptacles
2.3 General waste receptacles
2.4 Recycling waste receptacles
2.5 Organic waste receptacles
2.6 Direction to place or remove a receptacle
2.7 Duties of owner or occupier
2.8 Exemption
2.9 Damaging or removing receptacles
2.10 Verge collections
Part 3 - General duties
3.1 Duties of an owner or occupier
3.2 Removal of waste from premises
3.3 Receptacles and containers for public use
Part 4 - Operation of waste facilities
4.1 Operation of this Part
4.2 Hours of operation
4.3 Signs and directions
4.4 Fees and charges
4.5 Depositing waste
4.6 Prohibited activities
Part 5 - Enforcement
5.1 Objection and appeal rights………………………………………………………………..10
5.2 Offences and general penalty……………………………………………………………...10
5.3 Other costs and expenses
5.4 Prescribed offences
5.5 Form of notices
Schedule 1 - Meaning of 'non-collectable waste'
Schedule 2 - Prescribed offences

Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2007

Local Government Act 1995

Shire of Christmas Island

Waste Local Law 2019

Under the powers conferred on it by the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2007, the Local Government Act 1995 and under all other enabling powers, the Council of the Shire of Christmas Island on 19 November 2019 to make the following local law.

      Part 1 -   Preliminary

1.1                   Short title
This is the Shire of Christmas Island Waste Local Law 2019.

1.2                   Commencement
This local law commences 14 days after the day on which it is published in the Government Gazette.

1.3                   Application
This local law applies throughout the district.

1.4                   Meaning of terms used in this local law

(1)                    In this local law—
           authorised person means a person appointed by the local government under section 9.10 of the LG Act to perform any of the functions of an authorised person under this local law;
           collectable waste means local government waste that is not—
           (a) liquid refuse;
           (b) liquid waste; or
           (c) non-collectable waste;

           collectable waste receptacle means a receptacle for the