Western Australian Numbered Acts

WASTE AVOIDANCE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY ACT 2007 (NO. 36 OF 2007)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title
           Preamble

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Meaning of terms used in this Act  
   4.      State bound  
   5.      Objects of this Act  
   6.      Effect on other laws  
   7.      EDPH to be consulted on public health issues  

   PART 2 -- Waste Authority  

   8.      Waste Authority established  
   9.      Status  
   10.     Authority may use other names  
   11.     Membership  
   12.     Chairman and deputy chairman  
   13.     CEO may attend meeting  
   14.     Constitution and proceedings  
   15.     Remuneration and conditions of members  
   16.     Provision of services and facilities  
   17.     Use of staff and facilities of other departments, agencies and instrumentalities  
   18.     Committees  

   PART 3 -- Functions of Waste Authority  

           Division 1 -- General  

   19.     Functions of Waste Authority  
   20.     Powers generally  

           Division 2 -- Accountability  

   21.     Minister may give directions  
   22.     Minister to have access to information  
   23.     Annual report of the Waste Authority  

   PART 4 -- Management documents  

           Division 1 -- Waste strategy  

   24.     Purpose of waste strategy  
   25.     Waste Authority to prepare draft waste strategy  
   26.     Consultation  
   27.     Public notification of draft waste strategy  
   28.     Public submissions  
   29.     Modified draft to be referred to entities who made submissions  
   30.     Consideration by Minister  
   31.     Approval of Minister  
   32.     Minor amendments to waste strategy  
   33.     Review and revision of waste strategy  
   34.     Power to request report on waste strategy compliance  

           Division 2 -- Business plans  

   35.     Draft business plan to be submitted to Minister  
   36.     Contents of business plan  
   37.     Minister’s powers in relation to draft business plan  
   38.     Business plan pending approval  
   39.     Approval and implementation of business plan  

           Division 3 -- Waste plans  

   40.     Waste plans  
   41.     CEO’s powers in relation to waste plan  
   42.     CEO may prepare or modify waste plan  
   43.     Effect of waste plan  
   44.     Report on waste plan  

   PART 5 -- Product stewardship  

   45.     Product stewardship plans  
   46.     Extended producer responsibility schemes  
   47.     Statements with regard to extended producer responsibility schemes  

   PART 6 -- Waste services  

           Division 1 -- Services provided by local governments  

   48.     References to provision of waste service  
   49.     Specified public authority may exercise functions of local government  
   50.     Provision of waste services  
   51.     Costs of providing combined waste service  
   52.     Codes of practice  
   53.     CEO may monitor and evaluate waste services  
   54.     Expenses of evaluation  
   55.     Disposal of waste by local government  

           Division 2 -- Waste collection permits  

   56.     Waste collection permit  
   57.     Consistency with modern practice  
   58.     CEO to consult on issue, renewal or amendment of permit  
   59.     Term and renewal of waste collection permit  
   60.     Disposal of waste by holder of permit  

           Division 3 -- Local laws and local government rates, fees and charges  

   61.     Local laws in respect of waste management  
   62.     Model local laws  
   63.     Governor may amend or repeal local laws  
   64.     Subject matter of local laws  
   65.     Enforcement of local laws  
   66.     Local government may impose waste collection rate  
   67.     Local government may impose receptacle charge  
   68.     Fees and charges fixed by local government  

           Division 4 -- Offences  

   69.     Waste collection not to be carried out by unauthorised persons  
   70.     Obstruction or hindrance  
   71.     Services to be provided in accordance with waste plan or permit  

           Division 5 -- General  

   72.     Accumulation of waste -- prevention notice  

   PART 7 -- Collection and application of levy  

           Division 1 -- Collection of levy imposed under Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Levy Act 2007  

   73.     Payment of levy  
   74.     Financial assurance  
   75.     Payment by instalments  
   76.     Penalty for non-payment  
   77.     Recovery of levy  
   78.     Evading levy  

           Division 2 -- Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Account  

   79.     Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Account  
   80.     Application of moneys in the WARR Account  
   81.     Application of Financial Management Act 2006  

   PART 8 -- Enforcement  

           Division 1 -- Investigation and obtaining information  

   82.     Power to require information or material  
   83.     Inspectors  
   84.     Authorised persons and analysts  
   85.     Audit may be directed by CEO  

           Division 2 -- General  

   86.     Who can institute proceedings for offences  
   87.     Time for bringing prosecutions  
   88.     Daily penalties  
   89.     Attempt, incitement or accessory after the fact  
   90.     Additional powers available to the court  

   PART 9 -- General provisions  

   91.     Confidentiality  
   92.     Delegation  
   93.     Other provisions of EP Act apply  
   94.     Protection from liability for wrongdoing  
   95.     Laying documents before Parliament  
   96.     Regulations  
   97.     Regulations to operate as local laws  
   98.     Regulations, local laws and waste strategy may adopt codes or legislation and other references  
   99.     Review of Act  
   100.    Consequential amendments  
   101.    Transitional and savings provisions  
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Constitution and proceedings of the Waste Authority  
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[Assented to 21 December 2007]