Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

CIRCULAR ECONOMY ACT 2023

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   3.      Dictionary  
   4.      Notes  
   5.      Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  
   6.      Objects of Act  

   PART 2--WASTE REDUCTION MEASURES

           Division 2.1--Preliminary

   7.      Meaning of business—pt 2  

           Division 2.2--Waste requirements for businesses

   8.      Requirements for reducing waste produced by businesses  
   9.      Requirements for dealing with waste produced by businesses  
   10.     Consultation requirements—proposed waste reduction or processing  

   PART 3--PROHIBITED PRODUCTS

           Division 3.1--Important concepts

   11.     Definitions—pt 3  
   12.     Meaning of prohibited product—pt 3  
   13.     Meaning of prohibited plastic product—pt 3  
   14.     Meaning of single-use—pt 3  
   15.     Meaning of supply—pt 3  
   16.     Consultation requirements—prohibited products and prohibited plastic  

           Division 3.2--Supplying prohibited products

   17.     Person must not supply prohibited product  
   18.     Person must not make false representation about prohibited product  
   19.     Notice to dispose of prohibited products  
   20.     Authorised person may remove and dispose of prohibited products if notice not complied  

           Division 3.3--Supply of declared products at public events

   21.     Minister may declare prohibitable product must not be supplied at public  
   22.     Person must not supply declared product at public event  

   PART 4--EXEMPTIONS

   23.     Minister may disapply Act for person or prohibited product  

   PART 5--ENFORCEMENT

           Division 5.1--Preliminary

   24.     Definitions—pt 5  
   25.     Appointment of authorised people  
   26.     Identity cards  

           Division 5.2--Exercise of powers generally

   27.     Requirements before certain powers can be exercised  
   28.     Privilege against self-incrimination does not apply  

           Division 5.3--Power to obtain information

   29.     Direction to give information  
   30.     Direction to give name and address  

           Division 5.4--Power to enter premises

   31.     Powers of authorised person to enter premises  
   32.     Obtaining consent to entry  
   33.     Consent to enter taken to be given if premises entered under other  
   34.     General powers on entry to premises  

           Division 5.5--Warrants

   35.     Definitions—div 5.5  
   36.     Application for warrant  
   37.     Magistrate may refuse to consider application for warrant until authorised person gives  
   38.     Decision on application for warrant  
   39.     Warrant issued on remote application  
   40.     Announcement before entry under warrant  
   41.     Warrant etc to be given to occupier  
   42.     Occupier entitled to watch search etc  

           Division 5.6--Power to seize things

   43.     Authorised person may seize things at premises  
   44.     Moving things to another place for examination or processing under  
   45.     Owner etc may access seized things  
   46.     Person must not interfere with seized things  
   47.     Authorised person must give receipt for seized things  
   48.     Return of seized things  
   49.     Order disallowing seizure  

           Division 5.7--Miscellaneous

   50.     Damage etc to be minimised  
   51.     Compensation for exercise of enforcement powers  

   PART 6--REVIEWABLE DECISIONS

   52.     Definitions—pt 6  
   53.     Reviewable decision notices  
   54.     Applications for review  

   PART 7--MISCELLANEOUS

   55.     Incorporating, applying or adopting documents in regulations and  
   56.     Regulation-making power  
           DICTIONARY
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