The rules may prescribe kinds of waste material (called regulated waste material) for the purposes of this Act.

The rules may prohibit the export of regulated waste material unless conditions prescribed by the rules (called prescribed export conditions) are complied with.

A person commits an offence, or is liable to a civil penalty, if the person:

  (a)   exports regulated waste material in contravention of prescribed export conditions; or

  (b)   makes false or misleading representations about regulated waste material that is entered for export.

The Minister may grant an exemption from one or more provisions of this Act in relation to regulated waste material. An exemption remains in force for up to 12 months, and may be granted subject to conditions. An exemption can be revoked.

The Minister may, on application by a person, grant the person an export licence to carry out a kind of export operations in relation to a kind of regulated waste material.

An export licence is subject to certain conditions and it may remain in force for a specified period or until a specified event occurs. It cannot remain in force for more than 3 years.

An export licence may be varied, renewed, suspended or revoked.

The holder of an export licence must comply with certain obligations, including complying with licence conditions and notifying the Minister of specified events. The Minister may also give written directions to the holder of an export licence which must be complied with.

The Minister must publish certain information on the Department's website about exemptions and export licences that have been granted, including the name of the holder of an exemption or licence, and the kind of regulated waste material that is covered by an exemption or licence. The Minister must also prepare a quarterly report containing this information.