{"id":"wa-local:murray-shire-of-waste-local-law-2016","name":"Waste Local Law 2016","slug":"murray-shire-of-waste-local-law-2016","collection":"local_law","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442522,"registerId":"wa-local:murray-shire-of-waste-local-law-2016-1775957496051","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Waste Local Law 2016","content":"!2017057GG!\n1607\nISSN 1448-949X (print) ISSN 2204-4264 (online)\nPRINT POST APPROVED PP665002/00041\nPERTH, THURSDAY, 16 MARCH 2017 No. 57 SPECIAL\nPUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY KEVIN J. McRAE, GOVERNMENT PRINTER AT 12.00 NOON\n© STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA\nWESTERN\nAUSTRALIAN\nGOVERNMENT\nWASTE AVOIDANCE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY ACT 2007\nLOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995\n_________\nSHIRE OF MURRAY\n———————————\nWASTE LOCAL LAW 2016\n\n\n\n16 March 2017 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 1609\nWASTE AVOIDANCE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY ACT 2007\nLOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995\nSHIRE OF MURRAY\nWASTE LOCAL LAW 2016\nCONTENTS\nPART 1—PRELIMINARY\n1.1 Citation\n1.2 Commencement\n1.3 Application\n1.4 Repeal\n1.5 Meaning of terms used in this local law\n1.6 Local public notice of determinations\n1.7 Rates, fees and charges\n1.8 Power to provide waste services\nPART 2—LOCAL GOVERNMENT WASTE\n2.1 Supply of receptacles\n2.2 Deposit of waste in receptacles\n2.3 General waste receptacles\n2.4 Recycling waste receptacles\n2.5 Organic waste receptacles\n2.6 Direction to place or remove a receptacle\n2.7 Duties of owner or occupier\n2.8 Exemption\n2.9 Damaging or removing receptacles\n2.10 Verge collections\nPART 3—GENERAL DUTIES\n3.1 Duties of an owner or occupier\n3.2 Removal of waste from premises\n3.3 Receptacles and containers for public use\nPART 4—OPERATION OF WASTE FACILITIES\n4.1 Operation of this Part\n4.2 Hours of operation\n4.3 Signs and directions\n4.4 Fees and charges\n4.5 Depositing waste\n4.6 Prohibited activities\nPART 5—ENFORCEMENT\n5.1 Offences and general penalty\n5.2 Other costs and expenses\n5.3 Prescribed offences\n5.4 Form of notices\nSCHEDULE 1—MEANING OF ‘NON-COLLECTABLE WASTE’\nSCHEDULE 2—PRESCRIBED OFFENCES\n\n\n\n16 March 2017 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 1611\nWASTE AVOIDANCE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY ACT 2007\nLOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1995\nSHIRE OF MURRAY\nWASTE LOCAL LAW 2016\nUnder the powers conferred on it by the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2007 and the\nLocal Government Act 1995 and under all other enabling powers, the Council of the Shire of Murray\nresolved on 9 March 2017 to make the following local law.\nPART 1—PRELIMINARY\n1.1 Citation\nThis is the Shire of Murray Waste Local Law 2016.\n1.2 Commencement\nThis local law commences 14 days after the day on which it is published in the Government Gazette.\n1.3 Application\nThis local law applies throughout the district.\n1.4 Repeal\nPart 4 Division 2 of the Shire of Murray Health Local Law 1999 published in the Government Gazette\non 30 December 1999 is repealed.\n1.5 Meaning of terms used in this local law\n(1) In this local law—\nauthorised person means a person appointed by the local government under section 9.10 of the\nLG Act to perform any of the functions of an authorised person under this local law;\ncollectable waste means local government waste that is not—\n(a) liquid refuse;\n(b) liquid waste; or\n(c) non-collectable waste;\ncollectable waste receptacle means a receptacle for the deposit and collection of collectable\nwaste that is—\n(a) a recycling waste receptacle;\n(b) a general waste receptacle; or\n(c) an organic waste receptacle;\ncollection, when used in relation to a receptacle, means the collection and removal of collectable\nwaste from the receptacle by the local government or its contractor;\ncollection day means the day determined by the local government for the collection of collectable\nwaste in the district or a part of the district;\ncollection time means the time on the collection day determined by the local government for the\ncollection of collectable waste in the district or a part of the district;\ncommercial purpose means using bulk waste in or for a business activity or for a direct or\nindirect financial gain;\ncosts of the local government include administrative costs;\nCouncil means the council of the local government;\ndistrict means the district of the local government;\ngeneral waste receptacle means a receptacle for the deposit and collection of collectable waste\nthat is not recycling waste;\nLG Act means the Local Government Act 1995;\nLG Regulations means the Local Government (Functions and General) Regulations 1996;\nlocal government means the Shire of Murray;\n\n1612 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 16 March 2017\nlocal government waste has the same meaning as in the WARR Act;\nnon-collectable waste has the meaning set out in Schedule 1;\noccupier in relation to premises, means any or all of the following—\n(a) a person by whom or on whose behalf the premises are actually occupied; or\n(b) a person having the management or control of the premises;\norganic waste means waste that decomposes readily, such as garden waste or food waste;\norganic waste receptacle means a receptacle for the deposit and collection of organic waste;\nowner has the same meaning as in the LG Act;\npublic place includes a place to which the public ordinarily have access, whether or not by\npayment of a fee;\nreceptacle means a receptacle—\n(a) that has been supplied for the use of the premises by the local government or its\ncontractor, or which has otherwise been approved by the local government; and\n(b) the waste from which is collected and removed from the premises by the local government\nor its contractor;\nrecycling waste receptacle means a receptacle for the deposit and collection of recycling waste;\nrecycling waste means—\n(a) paper and cardboard;\n(b) plastic containers comprised of polyethylene terephthalate or high density polyethylene;\n(c) glass containers;\n(d) steel containers;\n(e) aluminium containers;\n(f) liquid paper board; and\nany other waste determined by the local government to be recycling waste;\nSchedule means a schedule to this local law;\nspecified means specified by the local government or an authorised person, as the case may be;\nstreet alignment means the boundary between the land comprising a street and the land that\nabuts the street;\nWARR Act means the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2007;\nwaste has the same meaning as in the WARR Act;\nwaste facility means a waste facility, as defined in the WARR Act, that is operated by the local\ngovernment; and\nwaste service has the same meaning as in the WARR Act.\n(2) Where, in this local law, a duty or liability is imposed on an owner or occupier, or on an owner and\noccupier, the duty or liability is taken to be imposed jointly and severally on each of the owners or\noccupiers.\n1.6 Local public notice of determinations\nWhere, under this local law, the local government has a power to determine a matter—\n(a) local public notice, under section 1.7 of the LG Act, must be given of the matter determined;\n(b) the determination becomes effective only after local public notice has been given;\n(c) the determination remains in force for the period of 1 year after the date that local public\nnotice has been given under subclause (a);\n(d) after the period referred to in subclause (c), the determination continues in force only if, and\nfor so long as, it is the subject of local public notice, given annually, under section 1.7 of the\nLG Act; and\n(e) the determination must be recorded in a publicly accessible register of determinations that\nmust be maintained by the local government\n1.7 Rates, fees and charges\nThe local government’s powers to impose rates, fees and charges in relation to waste services are set\nout in sections 66 to 68 of the WARR Act and sections 6.16 and 6.17 of the LG Act.\n1.8 Power to provide waste services\nThe local government’s power to provide, or enter into a contract for the provision of, waste services is\ndealt with in section 50 of the WARR Act.\nPART 2—LOCAL GOVERNMENT WASTE\n2.1 Supply of receptacles\n(1) The local government is to supply, for the use of each premises that are, or are capable of being,\noccupied or used for residential purposes, one or more receptacles for the collection and removal, from\nthose premises, of collectable waste.\n\n16 March 2017 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 1613\n(2) The owner of premises to which subclause (1) applies must—\n(a) ensure that the fee or charge (if any) imposed by the local government in relation to each\nreceptacle is paid to the local government; and\n(b) ensure that each receptacle is used, in respect of those premises, in accordance with this local\nlaw.\n2.2 Deposit of waste in receptacles\n(1) An owner or occupier of premises must not deposit or permit to be deposited in a receptacle any\nnon-collectable waste.\n(2) A person must not deposit waste in a receptacle that has been provided for the use of other\npremises without the consent of the owner or occupier of those premises.\n2.3 General waste receptacles\n(1) An owner or occupier of premises must not deposit or permit to be deposited in a general waste\nreceptacle—\n(a) where the receptacle has a capacity of 140 litres—more than 70 kilograms of collectable\nwaste; or\n(b) where the receptacle has any other capacity—more than the weight determined by the local\ngovernment.\n(2) Where the local government supplies recycling waste receptacles, an owner or occupier of premises\nmust not deposit or permit to be deposited in a general waste receptacle any recycling waste.\n(3) Where the local government supplies organic waste receptacles, an owner or occupier of premises\nmust not deposit or permit to be deposited in a general waste receptacle any organic waste.\n2.4 Recycling waste receptacles\nAn owner or occupier of premises must not deposit or permit to be deposited in a recycling waste\nreceptacle—\n(a) anything other than the particular type of recycling waste for which that receptacle was\nprovided by the local government for those premises;\n(b) where the receptacle has a capacity of 240 litres—more than 70 kilograms of recycling waste;\nor\n(c) where the receptacle has a capacity of 360 litres—more than 70 kilograms of recycling waste;\nor\n(d) where the receptacle has any other capacity—more than the weight determined by the local\ngovernment.\n2.5 Organic waste receptacles\nAn owner or occupier of premises must not deposit or permit to be deposited in an organic waste\nreceptacle—\n(a) anything other than the particular type of organic waste for which that receptacle was\nprovided by the local government for those premises;\n(b) where the receptacle has a capacity of 240 litres—more than 70 kilograms of organic waste; or\n(c) where the receptacle has any other capacity—-more than the weight determined by the local\ngovernment.\n2.6 Direction to place or remove a receptacle\n(1) The local government or an authorised person may give a written direction to an owner or occupier\nof specified premises—\n(a) to place a receptacle in respect of those premises for collection; or\n(b) to remove a receptacle in respect of those premises after collection.\n(2) The direction under subclause (1) may specify when the placement or removal is to occur, or where\nthe receptacle is to be placed, or both.\n(3) An owner or occupier of premises must comply with a direction given under this clause.\n2.7 Duties of owner or occupier\nAn owner or occupier of premises must—\n(a) except for a reasonable period before and after collection time, keep each receptacle in a\nstorage space or area that is behind the street alignment;\n(b) take reasonable steps, if placing a receptacle for collection on the verge adjoining the\npremises, or other area as determined by the local government to ensure that, within a\nreasonable period before collection time, each receptacle is—\n(i) within 1 metre of the carriageway;\n(ii) placed so that it does not unduly obstruct any footpath, cycle way, right-of-way or\ncarriageway; and\n(iii) facing squarely to the edge of and opening towards the carriageway,\nor in such other position as is approved in writing by the local government or an authorised\nperson;\n\n1614 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 16 March 2017\n(c) take reasonable steps to ensure that the premises are provided with an adequate number of\nreceptacles; and\n(d) if the receptacle is lost, stolen, damaged or defective, notify the local government, as soon as\npracticable, after the event.\n2.8 Exemption\n(1) An owner or occupier of premises may apply in writing to the local government for an exemption\nfrom compliance with the requirements of clause 2.7(a) or (b).\n(2) The local government or an authorised person may grant, with or without conditions, or refuse an\napplication for exemption from compliance under this clause.\n(3) An exemption granted under this clause must state—\n(a) the premises to which the exemption applies;\n(b) the period during which the exemption applies; and\n(c) any conditions imposed by the local government or the authorised person.\n(4) An exemption granted under this clause ceases to apply—\n(a) if the local government decides, on reasonable grounds, that there has been a failure to\ncomply with a condition of the exemption; and\n(b) from the date that the local government informs the owner or occupier of its decision under\nclause 2.8(4)(a).\n2.9 Damaging or removing receptacles\nA person, other than the local government or its contractor, must not—\n(a) damage, destroy or interfere with a receptacle; or\n(b) except as permitted by this local law or as authorised by the local government or an\nauthorised person, remove a receptacle from any premises to which it was delivered by the\nlocal government or its contractor.\n2.10 Verge collections\n(1) Where the local government has advertised a verge waste collection (such as a green waste, or a\nbulk waste, verge collection) a person, unless with and in accordance with the approval of the local\ngovernment or an authorised person—\n(a) must deposit waste only during the period of time, and in accordance with other terms and\nconditions, as advertised by the local government in relation to that verge waste collection;\nand\n(b) must otherwise comply with those terms and conditions.\n(2) Where waste has been deposited on a verge for a verge waste collection, a person must not remove\nany of that waste for a commercial purpose but may remove it for any other purpose.\n(3) Except where waste is lawfully removed from a verge under this clause, a person must not\ndisassemble or tamper with any waste deposited on a verge for a verge waste collection so as to\nincrease the risk of harm to any person.\n(4) Clause 2.10(2) does not apply to the local government or a person engaged or contracted by the\nlocal government in relation to the verge waste collection.\nPART 3—GENERAL DUTIES\n3.1 Duties of an owner or occupier\nAn owner or occupier of premises must—\n(a) take reasonable steps to ensure that an adequate number of receptacles are provided to\ncontain all waste which accumulates or may accumulate in or from the premises;\n(b) ensure that each receptacle is kept in good condition and repair;\n(c) take all reasonable steps to—\n(i) prevent fly breeding and keep each receptacle free of flies, maggots, cockroaches,\nrodents and other vectors of disease;\n(ii) prevent the emission of offensive or noxious odours from each receptacle; and\n(iii) ensure that each receptacle does not cause a nuisance to an occupier of adjoining\npremises; and\n(d) whenever directed to do so by the local government or an authorised person, thoroughly\nclean, disinfect, deodorise and apply a residual insecticide to each receptacle.\n3.2 Removal of waste from premises\n(1) A person must not remove any waste from premises unless that person is—\n(a) the owner or occupier of the premises;\n(b) authorised to do so by the owner or occupier of the premises; or\n(c) authorised in writing to do so by the local government or an authorised person.\n(2) A person must not remove any waste from a receptacle without the approval of—\n(a) the local government or an authorised person; or\n(b) the owner or occupier of the premises at which the receptacle is ordinarily kept.\n\n16 March 2017 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 1615\n3.3 Receptacles and containers for public use\nA person must not, without the approval of the local government or an authorised person—\n(a) deposit household, commercial or other waste from any premises on or into; or\n(b) remove any waste from,\na receptacle provided for the use of the general public in a public place.\nPART 4—OPERATION OF WASTE FACILITIES\n4.1 Operation of this Part\nThis Part applies to a person who enters a waste facility.\n4.2 Hours of operation\nThe local government may from time to time determine the hours of operation of a waste facility.\n4.3 Signs and directions\n(1) The local government or an authorised person may regulate the use of a waste facility—\n(a) by means of a sign; or\n(b) by giving a direction to a person within a waste facility.\n(2) A person within a waste facility must comply with a sign or direction under subclause (1).\n(3) The local government or an authorised person may direct a person who commits, or is reasonably\nsuspected by the local government or the authorised person of having committed, an offence under\nthis clause to leave the waste facility immediately.\n(4) A person must comply with a direction under subclause (3).\n4.4 Fees and charges\n(1) Unless subclause (3) applies, a person must, on or before entering a waste facility or on demand by\nthe local government or an authorised person, pay the fee or charge as assessed by an authorised\nperson.\n(2) An authorised person may assess the fee or charge in respect of a particular load of waste at a rate\nthat applies to any part of that load, even if that rate is higher than the rate that would apply to any\nother part of the load.\n(3) Subclause (1) does not apply—\n(a) to a person who disposes of waste in accordance with the terms of—\n(i) a credit arrangement with the local government; or\n(ii) any other arrangement with the local government to pay the fee or charge at a different\ntime or in a different manner; and\n(b) to the deposit of waste owned by the local government, or in the possession of an employee on\nbehalf of the local government.\n4.5 Depositing waste\n(1) A person must not deposit waste at a waste facility other than—\n(a) at a location determined by a sign and in accordance with the sign; and\n(b) in accordance with the direction of an authorised person.\n(2) The local government may determine the classification of any waste that may be deposited at a\nwaste facility.\n4.6 Prohibited activities\n(1) Unless approved in writing by the local government, a person shall not—\n(a) remove any waste or any other thing from a waste facility;\n(b) deposit at a waste facility that is a landfill site any waste that is toxic, poisonous or\nhazardous, or the depositing of which is regulated or prohibited by any written law;\n(c) light a fire in a waste facility;\n(d) remove, damage or otherwise interfere with any flora in a waste facility;\n(e) remove, injure or otherwise interfere with any fauna in a waste facility; or\n(f) damage, deface or destroy any building, equipment, plant or property within a waste facility.\n(2) A person must not act in an abusive or threatening manner towards any person using, or engaged\nin the management or operation of, a waste facility.\nPART 5—ENFORCEMENT\n5.1 Offences and general penalty\n(1) A person who fails to do anything required or directed to be done under this local law, or who does\nanything which under this local law a person is prohibited from doing, commits an offence.\n(2) A person who commits an offence under this local law is liable, on conviction, to a penalty not\nexceeding $5,000, and if the offence is of a continuing nature, to a further penalty not exceeding $500\nin respect of each day or part of a day during which the offence has continued.\n\n1616 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 16 March 2017\n5.2 Other costs and expenses\n(1) A person who is convicted of an offence under this local law is to be liable, in addition to any\npenalty imposed under clause 5.1, to pay to the local government the costs and expenses incurred by\nthe local government in taking remedial action such as—\n(a) removing and lawfully disposing of toxic, hazardous or poisonous waste; or\n(b) making good any damage caused to a waste facility.\n(2) The costs and expenses incurred by the local government are to be recoverable, as a debt due to\nthe local government, in a court of competent civil jurisdiction.\n5.3 Prescribed offences\n(1) An offence against a clause specified in Schedule 2 is a prescribed offence for the purposes of\nsection 9.16(1) of the LG Act.\n(2) The amount of the modified penalty for a prescribed offence is that specified adjacent to the\ndescription in Schedule 2.\n5.4 Form of notices\n(1) Where a vehicle is involved in the commission of an offence, the form of the notice referred to in\nsection 9.13 of the LG Act is that of Form 1 in Schedule 1 of the LG Regulations.\n(2) The form of the infringement notice given under section 9.16 of the LG Act is that of Form 2 in\nSchedule 1 of the LG Regulations.\n(3) The form of the infringement withdrawal notice given under section 9.20 of the LG Act is that of\nForm 3 in Schedule 1 of the LG Regulations.\n————\nSchedule 1\nMEANING OF ‘NON-COLLECTABLE WASTE’\n[Clause 1.5]\nnon-collectable waste means—\n(a) hot or burning material;\n(b) household hazardous waste, including paint, acids, alkalis, fire extinguishers, solvents,\npesticides, oils, gas cylinders, batteries, chemicals and heavy metals;\n(c) any other hazardous material, such as radioactive waste;\n(d) any explosive material, such as flares or ammunition;\n(e) electrical and electronic equipment;\n(f) hospital, medical, veterinary, laboratory or pathological substances;\n(g) construction or demolition waste;\n(h) sewage;\n(i) ‘controlled waste’ for the purposes of the Environmental Protection (Controlled Waste)\nRegulations 2004;\n(j) any object that is greater in length, width, or breadth than the corresponding dimension of\nthe receptacle or that will not allow the lid of the receptacle to be tightly closed;\n(k) waste that is or is likely to become offensive or a nuisance, or give off an offensive or noxious\nodour, or to attract flies or cause fly breeding unless it is first wrapped in non-absorbent or\nimpervious material or placed in a sealed impervious and leak-proof container; and\n(l) any other waste determined by the local government to be non-collectable waste.\n————\nSchedule 2\nPRESCRIBED OFFENCES\n[Clause 5.3]\nItem\nNo. Clause No. Description Modified\nPenalty\n1 2.1(2)(a) Failing to pay fee or charge $350\n2 2.1(2)(b) Failing to ensure lawful use of receptacle $350\n3 2.2(1) Depositing non-collectable waste in a receptacle $350\n4 2.2(2) Depositing waste in another receptacle without consent $350\n5 2.3(1) Exceeding weight capacity of a general waste receptacle $350\n6 2.3(2) and (3) Depositing unauthorised waste in a general waste receptacle $350\n7 2.4(a) Depositing unauthorised waste in a recycling waste receptacle $350\n8 2.4(b) and (c) Exceeding weight capacity of a recycling waste receptacle $250\n9 2.5(a) Depositing unauthorised waste in an organic waste receptacle $350\n10 2.5(b) and (c) Exceeding weight capacity of an organic waste receptacle $350\n\n16 March 2017 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 1617\nItem\nNo. Clause No. Description Modified\nPenalty\n11 2.6(3) Failing to comply with a direction concerning placement or\nremoval of a receptacle\n$250\n12 2.7(a) Failing to keep a receptacle in the required location $250\n13 2.7(b) Failing to place a receptacle for collection in a lawful position $250\n14 2.7(c) Failing to provide an adequate number of receptacles $250\n15 2.7(d) Failing to notify of a lost, stolen, damaged or defective receptacle $50\n16 2.9(a) Damaging, destroying or interfering with a receptacle $400\n17 2.9(b) Removing a receptacle from premises $400\n18 2.10(1) Failing to comply with a term or condition of verge waste\ncollection\n$400\n19 2.10(2) Removing waste for commercial purposes $350\n20 2.10(3) Disassembling or tampering with waste deposited for collection $250\n21 3.1(a) Failing to provide an adequate number of receptacles $250\n22 3.1(b) Failing to keep a receptacle in good condition and repair $250\n23 3.1(c)(i) Failing to prevent fly breeding and vectors of disease in a\nreceptacle\n$350\n24 3.1(c)(ii) Failing to prevent the emission of offensive odours from a\nreceptacle\n$350\n25 3.1(c)(iii) Allowing a receptacle to cause a nuisance $350\n26 3.1(d) Failing to comply with a direction to clean, disinfect or deodorise\nreceptacle\n$300\n27 3.2(1) Unauthorised removal of waste from premises $250\n28 3.2(2) Removing waste from a receptacle without approval $250\n29 4.3(2) Failing to comply with a sign or direction in a waste facility $500\n30 4.3(4) Failing to comply with a direction to leave a waste facility $500\n31 4.4(1) Disposing waste without payment of fee or charge $500\n32 4.5(1) Depositing waste at a waste facility contrary to sign or direction $500\n33 4.6(1)(a) Removing waste without approval from a waste facility $250\n34 4.6(1)(b) Depositing toxic, poisonous or hazardous waste at a waste\nfacility without approval\n$500\n35 4.6(1)(c) Lighting a fire in a waste facility without approval $300\n36 4.6(1)(d) Removing or interfering with any flora in a waste facility\nwithout approval\n$300\n37 4.6(1)(e) Removing or interfering with any fauna without approval in a\nwaste facility.\n$300\n38 4.6(1)(f) Damaging, defacing or destroying any building, equipment,\nplant or property within a waste facility without approval\n$500\n39 4.6(2) Acting in an abusive or threatening manner in a waste facility $300\n————\nThe Common Seal of the Shire of Murray was affixed by authority of a resolution of the Council of the\nShire of Murray in the presence of—\nMAREE REID, Shire President.\nDEAN UNSWORTH, Chief Executive Officer.\n————\nConsented to—\nDAN VOLARIC, Acting Director General, Department of Environment Regulation.\nDated this 9th day of March 2017.\n———————————","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This local law appears to be operating within its original intended scope. It replaces Part 4 Division 2 of the Shire of Murray Health Local Law 1999, suggesting it is a consolidation and modernisation of existing waste management provisions rather than an expansion into new areas. The content covers standard local government waste management functions: bin provision, collection rules, waste facility operation, and enforcement - all core to the enabling legislation (Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2007 and Local Government Act 1995)."},"complexity_factors":["Moderate length (approximately 17 pages in the Gazette)","21 defined terms in clause 1.5, including nested definitions (e.g., 'collectable waste' excludes 'non-collectable waste', which is defined in Schedule 1)","Multiple cross-references to external legislation: Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2007, Local Government Act 1995, Local Government (Functions and General) Regulations 1996, and Environmental Protection (Controlled Waste) Regulations 2004","Conditional logic throughout: different rules apply depending on whether the council supplies specific bin types (clauses 2.3(2), 2.3(3)), different weight limits based on bin capacity (clauses 2.3(1), 2.4, 2.5)","Joint and several liability imposed on owners and occupiers (clause 1.5(2))","Annual notification requirements for council determinations (clause 1.6)","39 prescribed offences with specific modified penalties in Schedule 2","Exemption process with conditions and revocation triggers (clause 2.8)","Specific dimensional and material specifications for recycling waste (clause 1.5)"],"plain_english_summary":"This local law governs waste services in the Shire of Murray: the council supplies and charges for household bins, sets what goes in general, recycling and organics bins, controls verge and bulk collections, and regulates use of the waste facility. It bans hazardous dumping and unsafe behaviour, with fines and cost recovery for breaches.\n\nIt affects residents, property owners, visitors, businesses and contractors—keeping collections safe, protecting the environment, and reducing contamination of recyclables."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Replaces Part 4 Division 2 of the Shire of Murray Health Local Law 1999 (clause 1.4) and consolidates municipal waste management powers under this local law. It formalises council discretion on determinations that must be publicly noticed (clause 1.6), expands specific duties for owners/occupiers and sets a structured enforcement regime with prescribed offences and modified penalties (Parts 2–5 and Schedule 2)."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive defined terms and cross‑references to the WARR Act and LG Act (see clause 1.5)","Broad discretion for council/authorised persons to determine operational matters: bin types, weights, collection days/times, facility hours and fees (clauses 1.6, 2.1, 2.3–2.5, 4.2, 4.4)","Multiple compliance duties on owners/occupiers (placement, storage, hygiene, notification) creating ongoing household obligations (clauses 2.6–2.7, 3.1)","Prescriptive schedule defining non‑collectable waste and delegation to council to add items (Schedule 1)","Layered enforcement: criminal penalties, modified penalties (infringements), and civil recovery of remedial costs (clauses 5.1–5.3, Schedule 2)","Operational detail for waste facility use and verge collections with conditional approvals and prohibited activities (clauses 2.10, 4.3–4.6)"],"plain_english_summary":"Sets rules for supply, placement, use and collection of council-provided waste bins, operation of council waste facilities, verge collections and enforcement in the Shire of Murray. Affects residential owners/occupiers, waste contractors and facility users by authorising fees, directions from council/authorised officers, listing prohibited items and creating infringement penalties.\n\nMechanically, the council decides bin types, collection times and fees; households must comply with placement, sorting and hygiene duties; offenders pay fines and remedial costs, concentrating operational discretion with the local government."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/murray-shire-of-waste-local-law-2016","history":"/api/acts/murray-shire-of-waste-local-law-2016/history","analysis":"/api/acts/murray-shire-of-waste-local-law-2016/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/murray-shire-of-waste-local-law-2016/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/murray-shire-of-waste-local-law-2016/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/murray-shire-of-waste-local-law-2016/documents"}}