{"id":"F2020L01627","name":"Recycling and Waste Reduction (Fees) Rules 2020","slug":"recycling-and-waste-reduction-fees-rules-2020","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":130868,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2020L01627-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Preliminary","content":"## Part 1—Preliminary","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n This instrument is the Recycling and Waste Reduction (Fees) Rules 2020.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 3 Authority\n\n This instrument is made under the Recycling and Waste Reduction Act 2020.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 4 Definitions\n\n> Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in section 10 of the Act.\n\n In this instrument:\n\n> Act means the Recycling and Waste Reduction Act 2020.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"Part 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Fees relating to product stewardship","content":"## Part 2—Fees relating to product stewardship","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Fees relating to the accreditation of voluntary arrangements","content":"#### 5 Fees relating to the accreditation of voluntary arrangements\n\n (1) This section is made for the purposes of paragraphs 155(2)(a), (d) and (e) of the Act.\n (2) The fee for performing a function referred to in column 1 of an item in the following table:\n (a) is the amount specified in, or worked out using the method specified in, column 2 of the item; and\n (b) is due and payable at the time specified in column 3 of the item; and\n (c) is payable by the person specified in column 4 of the item.\n\n```html\n

Fees relating to accreditation of voluntary arrangements

Item

Column 1
Function

Column 2
Amount

Column 3
Due and payable

Column 4
Person

1

Consideration of an application for accreditation of a voluntary arrangement

For each application:

(a) if the application is not in relation to an accredited voluntary arrangement—$5,900; or

(b) if the application is in relation to an accredited voluntary arrangement—$3,900

At the time the application is made

The administrator of the voluntary arrangement

2

Consideration of an application to vary the accreditation of an accredited voluntary arrangement

For each person performing the function—$26.60 for each quarter hour or part thereof

When a demand for payment of the fee is made

The administrator of the voluntary arrangement

\n```","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Fees must accompany applications for the accreditation of voluntary arrangements","content":"#### 6 Fees must accompany applications for the accreditation of voluntary arrangements\n\n For the purposes of paragraph 172(1)(e) of the Act, a fee prescribed by item 1 of the table in subsection 5(2) for consideration of an application for accreditation of a voluntary arrangement must accompany the application.\n\n> Note: Paragraph 172(1)(e) of the Act does not require the fee to accompany the application if the fee is waived.","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Penalties for late payment of fees","content":"#### 7 Penalties for late payment of fees\n\n (1) This section is made for the purposes of paragraph 155(2)(f) of the Act.\n (2) If a fee (the original fee) referred to in section 5 is not paid by the time the original fee is due and payable, the person liable to pay the original fee is also liable to pay a penalty of the amount worked out using the following formula:\n ![(0.2 x Original fee x Days overdue)/365](image.002.png)\n where:\n\n> days overdue is the number of days after the original fee is due and payable that elapse before the day on which the original fee is paid.","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"Part 3","sectionType":"part","heading":"Miscellaneous","content":"## Part 3—Miscellaneous","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"8","sectionType":"section","heading":"Remitting and refunding fees and penalties","content":"#### 8 Remitting and refunding fees and penalties\n\n (1) This section is made for the purposes of paragraph 155(2)(g) of the Act.\n (2) The Minister may, if the Minister considers it appropriate to do so:\n (a) remit the whole or part of a fee, or a penalty for late payment of a fee, that is payable under this instrument; or\n (b) refund the whole or part of a fee, or a penalty for late payment of a fee, that has been paid under this instrument.\n (3) The Minister may do so on the Minister’s own initiative or on written application by a person.","sortOrder":9},{"sectionNumber":"9","sectionType":"section","heading":"Review of decisions","content":"#### 9 Review of decisions\n\n (1) This section is made for the purposes of subsection 151(2) of the Act.\n (2) Column 1 of the following table sets out each person affected by a reviewable decision. Column 2 of the table sets out the reviewable decision that a particular person is affected by.\n\n```html\n

Persons affected by reviewable decisions

Item

Column 1

Person affected

Column 2

Reviewable decision

1

A person who applies under section 8 for the whole or part of a fee, or a penalty for late payment of a fee, to be remitted

A decision by the Minister under that section to refuse to remit the whole or part of the fee, or the penalty for late payment of a fee

2

A person who applies under section 8 for the whole or part of a fee, or a penalty for late payment of a fee, to be refunded

A decision by the Minister under that section to refuse to refund the whole or part of the fee, or the penalty for late payment of a fee

\n```","sortOrder":10}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains tightly focused on its original purpose of prescribing fees for voluntary product stewardship accreditation. It has not expanded beyond this core function."},"complexity_factors":["Short instrument with only 9 sections across 3 Parts","Minimal defined terms — only 'Act' is defined in the instrument itself, with other expressions relying on the parent Act's definitions","Straightforward tabular structure for fee schedules with clear columns for function, amount, timing, and payer","Simple mathematical formula for late payment penalties with only one variable (days overdue)","No nested exceptions or complex conditional logic — each provision operates independently","Limited cross-referencing — primarily references to specific subsections of the parent Act (Recycling and Waste Reduction Act 2020)"],"plain_english_summary":"This law sets the fees and charging rules for government accreditation of voluntary product stewardship schemes: $5,900 for new scheme applications ($3,900 for modifications) paid on lodgement, and $26.60 per quarter-hour (or part) for variation requests billed later. It also prescribes a daily late‑payment penalty (~0.055% of the fee per day), allows the Minister to remit or refund fees or penalties, and provides review rights for refusals. It affects administrators of industry-run recycling/waste stewardship schemes and funds government assessment of those schemes."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument implements fee, penalty and review rules authorised by the Recycling and Waste Reduction Act 2020 but does not amend or expand the Act’s substantive scope. It prescribes how fees are calculated, when they are payable, the penalty formula for late payment, ministerial relief powers, and which remittance/refund decisions are reviewable; it relies on the Act for definitions and authority."},"complexity_factors":["Straightforward fee table prescribing fixed application fees and a time‑rate for variations (s.5 table)","Different payment timings: fees due on application vs. payable on demand (s.5(2), table column 3)","Late‑payment penalty computed by a simple arithmetic formula using days overdue (s.7(2))","Ministerial discretion to remit or refund whole or part of fees or penalties (s.8), introducing administrative discretion","Review rights limited to Minister’s remittance/refund decisions (s.9) rather than all fee decisions","Operational billing detail: variation fee charged per quarter‑hour per person performing the function requires time recording (s.5 item 2)","Instrument depends on definitions and authority in the parent Act (ss.3–4 and note), so interpretation requires cross‑reference to the Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument fixes the fees and late‑payment penalties for accreditation and variation of ‘voluntary arrangements’ under the Recycling and Waste Reduction Act 2020. Application fees are $5,900 for a new accreditation and $3,900 for an existing accredited arrangement; variation work is charged at $26.60 per quarter hour; a formula applies to late payment.\n\nAdministrators of voluntary arrangements pay these fees when applying. The Minister may remit or refund fees; decisions on remittance/refund are reviewable. The rules create cost and timing incentives to pay promptly and give the Minister discretion to relieve fees."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/recycling-and-waste-reduction-fees-rules-2020","history":"/api/acts/recycling-and-waste-reduction-fees-rules-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/recycling-and-waste-reduction-fees-rules-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/recycling-and-waste-reduction-fees-rules-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/recycling-and-waste-reduction-fees-rules-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/recycling-and-waste-reduction-fees-rules-2020/documents"}}