Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2020L01629:reg:5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2020L01629
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5
Character Range: 3370–4257

5  Waste glass is regulated waste material
 (1) For the purposes of subsection 17(1) of the Act, waste glass is prescribed.
Note: Waste glass that is prescribed under this section is regulated waste glass.
 (2) Waste glass means:
 (a) glass that is discarded, rejected or left over from an industrial, commercial, domestic or other activity; or
 (b) glass that is surplus to or a by‑product of an industrial, commercial, domestic or other activity.
 (3) Despite subsection (1), the following kinds of waste glass are not prescribed for the purposes of subsection 17(1) of the Act:
 (a) waste glass that is exported for personal or domestic use;
 (b) waste glass 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.