103Material recovery facilities protocol

103 Material recovery facilities protocol

(1) The Head, Recycling Victoria may by instrument issue a material recovery facilities protocol setting out—

(a) the refund amount the Scheme Coordinator must pay to a material recovery facility operator under a recovery arrangement required to be included in the Scheme Coordinator agreement under section 81(1)(c); or

(b) the method for determining that refund amount.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), a material recovery facilities protocol may specify a refund amount that the Scheme Coordinator must pay—

(a) to a specified material recovery facility operator; or

(b) to a class of material recovery facility operator; or

S. 103(2)(c) amended by No. 35/2023 s. 15.

(c) in relation to a class of suitable eligible container.

(3) If a material recovery facilities protocol sets out the method for determining the refund amount under subsection (1)(b), that method must be in accordance with any prescribed requirements.

(4) A material recovery facilities protocol is taken to be a condition of any recovery arrangement described in section 81(1)(c) unless a prescribed refund amount is in effect in relation to the subject matter of that protocol.

(5) The Head, Recycling Victoria may by instrument vary or revoke a material recovery facilities protocol at any time.