85Exemptions for interstate movement of controlled waste

85 Exemptions for interstate movement of controlled waste

(1) Sections 142 and 143 of the Act do not apply to the transport of controlled waste into Victoria from another State or a Territory or out of Victoria if—

(a) the controlled waste only enters Victoria for the purposes of efficient transportation before returning to the State or the Territory from which the waste was generated or consigned for transport; or

The shortest route for the consignment to get to its destination involves entering Victoria before returning to the State or the Territory from which the waste was generated or consigned for transport.

(b) the controlled waste is transported for the purposes of—

(i) analysis to determine the appropriate waste classification of the waste; or

(ii) research, subject to the written approval by an agency of the State or the Territory to which the waste is to be transported; or

(c) the controlled waste is transported by pipeline; or

(d) the controlled waste is included in a consignment that consists of containers in which small amounts of residue of a controlled waste remain and the containers are used for direct refilling with the same substance; or

(e) the controlled waste is transported as a result of a product recall approved by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, Food Standards Australia New Zealand or the Therapeutic Goods Administration.

(2) Section 143 of the Act does not apply to the transport of controlled waste into Victoria from another State or a Territory or out of Victoria if the controlled waste is transported in accordance with the Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989 of the Commonwealth.