{"id":"mutual-recognition-western-australia-temporary-exemption-regulations-2026","name":"Mutual Recognition (Western Australia) (Temporary Exemption) Regulations 2026","slug":"mutual-recognition-western-australia-temporary-exemption-regulations-2026","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":462385,"registerId":"wa-mutual-recognition-western-australia-temporary-exemption-regulations-2026-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-05-27","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Mutual Recognition (Western Australia) (Temporary Exemption) Regulations 2026","content":"![Crest](03000001.png?OpenElement \"Crest\")Western Australia\n\nMutual Recognition (Western Australia) Act 2020\n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1.Citation1\n\n2.Commencement1\n\n3.Temporary exemption: laws relating to container deposit scheme (Act s. 5)1\n\n4.Repeal2\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table3\n\nDefined terms\n\n  \n\n \n\nMutual Recognition (Western Australia) Act 2020\n\n1.Citation\n\nThese regulations are the Mutual Recognition (Western Australia) (Temporary Exemption) Regulations 2026.\n\n2.Commencement\n\nThese regulations come into operation as follows —\n\n(a)regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these regulations are published on the WA legislation website;\n\n(b)the rest of the regulations — on 1 July 2026.\n\n3.Temporary exemption: laws relating to container deposit scheme (Act s. 5)\n\nThe following laws, to the extent that they are not covered by section 14 and Schedule 2 item 37 of the Commonwealth Act, are declared to be laws to which section 15 of the Commonwealth Act applies —\n\n(a)the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2007 (the WARR Act) Part 5A as affected by the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery (Container Deposit Scheme) Regulations 2019 regulation 42;\n\n(b)all other provisions of the WARR Act, to the extent that they relate to the container deposit scheme established by Part 5A, as affected by the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery (Container Deposit Scheme) Regulations 2019 regulation 42;\n\n(c)the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery (Container Deposit Scheme) Regulations 2019 as amended by the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery (Container Deposit Scheme) Amendment Regulations 2026.\n\n4.Repeal\n\nThese regulations are repealed on 1 July 2027.\n\n![](02000002.jpg?OpenElement \"\")\n\n \n\n \n\nNotes\n\nThis is a compilation of the Mutual Recognition (Western Australia) (Temporary Exemption) Regulations 2026. For provisions that have come into operation see the compilation table.\n\nCompilation table\n\n| Citation | Published | Commencement |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Mutual Recognition (Western Australia) (Temporary Exemption) Regulations 2026 | SL 2026/88 27 May 2026 | r. 1 and 2: 27 May 2026 (see r. 2(a));  Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2026 (see r. 2(b)) |\n|  |  |  |\n\n \n\n \n\nDefined terms\n\n \n\n[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]\n\nDefined termProvision(s)\n\nWARR Act3\n\n \n\n \n\nThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0). To view relevant information and for a link to a copy of the licence, visit www.legislation.wa.gov.au.\n\nAttribute work as: © State of Western Australia 2026.\n\nBy Authority: ANDREW JONES, Government Printer","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"_sourceCoverage":{"mode":"whole_source","sourceChars":2908,"sourceSha256":"b88c342b6919d4e990377a3138207b9ff3383ecccb9f079f091acfabcbcb8f9b","suppliedChars":2908},"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The text describes a narrow, temporary declaration concerning Western Australian container-deposit-scheme laws. It does not provide the original purpose or scope for comparison, so a change beyond that purpose cannot be established from this document alone. This is general legal information, not legal advice; Zoe can make mistakes, and a qualified Australian lawyer should check it before you rely on it or act on it."},"complexity_factors":["The instrument has four regulations, with regulation 3 containing the substantive declaration.","Regulation 3 cross-refers to the Western Australian Act, the Commonwealth Act, and specified provisions of the container-deposit-scheme legislation and regulations.","The declaration applies only to the extent the laws are not already covered by section 14 and Schedule 2 item 37 of the Commonwealth Act.","The regulations have separate commencement dates and a fixed repeal date."],"plain_english_summary":"From 1 July 2026, these regulations temporarily declare specified Western Australian container-deposit-scheme laws to be laws to which section 15 of the Commonwealth mutual-recognition Act applies, except to the extent already covered by section 14 and Schedule 2 item 37 of that Act. The declaration covers the scheme’s main legislation and related rules, and expires on 1 July 2027. It may matter to people and businesses whose goods or activities are affected by the scheme and mutual-recognition rules.\n\nThis is general legal information, not legal advice. Zoe can make mistakes; have a qualified Australian lawyer check it before relying on it or acting on it."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/mutual-recognition-western-australia-temporary-exemption-regulations-2026","history":"/api/acts/mutual-recognition-western-australia-temporary-exemption-regulations-2026/history","analysis":"/api/acts/mutual-recognition-western-australia-temporary-exemption-regulations-2026/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/mutual-recognition-western-australia-temporary-exemption-regulations-2026/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/mutual-recognition-western-australia-temporary-exemption-regulations-2026/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/mutual-recognition-western-australia-temporary-exemption-regulations-2026/documents"}}