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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