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Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) (OECD Decision) Regulations 1996

Statutory Rules No. 283, 1996
made under the

Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989

Compilation No. 5

Compilation date: 14 October 2024

                Includes amendments: F2024L01299

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) (OECD Decision) Regulations 1996 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

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Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

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Self‑repealing provisions

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Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Name of regulations
3 Object
4 Interpretation
5 Meaning of appropriate insurance
6 Wastes destined for recovery operations that require control procedures to allow transboundary movement
7 Other wastes including wastes not listed in Appendix 3 or Appendix 4 of the OECD Decision
8 Mixtures of wastes
8A Transboundary movement of wastes for laboratory analysis
Part 2—Applications for special permits
9 Application for special permit
10 Variation of applications
11 Minister may request further information about an application
12 Acknowledgment and notification
Part 3—Grant of special permits
Division 1—Special export permits
13 Period for making decision on permit application—default period
14 Decision on permit application
15 Period for making a decision on a permit application—extension for competent authority consents
15A Period for making a decision on a permit application—extension on Minister's initiative
15B Period for making a decision on a