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Environment Protection (Beverage Containers and Plastic Bags) Act 2011
11Waste management arrangements generally
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11 Waste management arrangements generally
(1) A waste management arrangement is a written arrangement that:
(a) is made between 2 or more CDS participants; and
(b) relates to permitted containers or regulated containers, or
both, as appropriate to the particular participants.
(2) A waste management arrangement must include provisions dealing
with the following matters, as relevant to the particular CDS
participants:
(a) the collection, sorting, aggregation and transportation of the
containers when empty;
(b) the reuse, recycling or other appropriate disposal of the
containers when empty;
(c) the minimisation of the handling and sorting of the containers
when empty;
(d) payments of the refund amount and other amounts to be
made by a CDS coordinator to an operator of a collection
depot in relation to the containers accepted by the coordinator;
(e) payments to be made by a CDS supplier to a CDS coordinator
in relation to dealing with the containers accepted by the
coordinator;
(f) a dispute resolution process for settling disputes between the
parties to the arrangement;
(g) matters prescribed by regulation.
(3) A waste management arrangement may include provisions, not
inconsistent with this Act, dealing with other matters.
(4) All the provisions of a waste management arrangement must be
appropriate for the CDS.
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