4Exempt containers

4 Exempt containers

For the purposes of the definition of exempt container in section 3 of the Act, each of the following classes of containers is prescribed as a class of containers to which the Act does not apply:

(a) containers that –

(i) are made of glass; and

(ii) are marketed as being able to be refilled, with a beverage or substance, by the person who first supplied the container, the beverage or the substance;

(b) containers designed to hold less than 150 millilitres of liquid;

(c) containers designed to hold more than 3 litres of liquid;

(d) containers that have held one or more of the following beverages:

(i) [Regulation 4 Amended by S.R. 2025, No. 17, Applied:06 May 2025] animal milks that are unflavoured;

(ii) [Regulation 4 Amended by S.R. 2025, No. 17, Applied:06 May 2025] plant-based milk substitutes that are unflavoured;

(iii) concentrated juice, whether fruit juice or vegetable juice or a combination of both, that is intended to be diluted before consumption;

(iv) concentrated cordial, or similar concentrate, that is intended to be diluted before consumption;

(e) containers that have held a beverage that –

(i) is included, as a tonic or supplement, on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods within the meaning of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 of the Commonwealth; and

(ii) is supplied with a label, or accompanying document, that specifies –

(A) a recommended maximum dose for the beverage; and

(B) a statement that the beverage is for medicinal or therapeutic purposes;