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Recycling and Waste Reduction Act 2020

No. 119, 2020

Compilation No. 2

Compilation date: 14 October 2024

                Includes amendments: Act No. 38, 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Recycling and Waste Reduction Act 2020 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If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.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
Chapter 1—Introduction
Part 1—Preliminary provisions
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Objects of this Act
4 Minister to have regard to certain matters in exercising powers and functions
5 Simplified outline of this Act
6 Act binds the Crown
7 Extension to external Territories
8 Extraterritorial application
9 Concurrent operation of State and Territory laws
Part 2—Interpretation
10 The Dictionary
11 Definition of associate
12 Definition of entered for export
13 Definition of export operations
14 When the product stewardship criteria are satisfied
15 Definition of waste material
Chapter 2—Regulating the export of waste material
Part 1—Introduction
16 Simplified outline of this Chapter
Part 2—Exporting waste material
17 Rules may prescribe waste material for the purposes of this Act
18 Rules may prohibit export of regulated waste material subject to conditions
19 Export declaration—general requirements
20 Exporting regulated waste material—non‑compliance with prescribed export conditions
21 Knowingly making false or misleading representation about regulated waste material that is entered for export
22 Recklessly making false