Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCE RECOVERY REGULATION 2017 (NO 20 OF 2017) - REG 15

A person commits an offence if the person—

        (a)     is a waste transporter; and

        (b)     enters a waste facility to collect or dispose of waste; and

        (c)     fails to—

              (i)     comply with a requirement displayed on a sign at the facility; or

              (ii)     comply with a reasonable direction given by the operator of the facility, or another person with authority to give the direction, in relation to the management of waste at the facility; or

              (iii)     deal with waste according to a reasonable direction given by the operator of the facility, or another person at the facility with authority to give the direction; or

              (iv)     if the person is disposing of waste—give the operator of the facility, or a person who appears to be employed by the operator, information about the amount of waste and waste category being disposed of at the facility.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

Examples—reasonable direction in relation to management of waste

1     to move from an unloading area at the waste facility

2     to wait at a place before disposing of a load of waste

3     that waste be deposited in a particular place at the waste facility

4     requesting the waste transporter to disclose the amount, and category of waste being disposed of at the facility

Note 1     Fail includes refuse (see Legislation Act

, dict, pt 1).

Note 2     It is an offence to make a false or misleading statement, give false or misleading information or produce a false or misleading document (see Criminal Code

, pt 3.4).

Note 3     An example is part of the regulation, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act

, s 126 and s 132).