30Disposing of removed or replaced energy‑consuming equipment

30  Disposing of removed or replaced energy‑consuming equipment

 (1) This section applies if the project proponent for the project, the project proponent’s agent, or a person contracted by the project proponent, (the relevant person):

 (a) removes energy‑consuming equipment, that is not being directly replaced, as part of the treatment under the project; or

 (b) delivers, installs, or facilitates the delivery or installation of, energy‑consuming equipment (the new equipment) as part of the treatment under the project.

 (2) The relevant person must take reasonable steps to ensure that the energy‑consuming equipment that is being removed under paragraph (1)(a), or any energy‑consuming equipment that is being replaced by the new equipment under paragraph (1)(b), is:

 (a) disposed of; and

 (b) not refurbished, re‑used or sold.

 (3) However, the energy‑consuming equipment that is being removed or replaced may be sold to a third party to be broken down and recycled as described in subsection (4).

 (4) This section does not prevent the equipment being broken down into components and those components being recycled.