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Environmental Protection Regulation 2019
sec.22Untreated clinical waste disposal
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### sec.22 Untreated clinical waste disposal
A person must not deliver untreated clinical waste to a facility for disposal under schedule 2 , section 60 (1) (b) unless the waste was generated in a scheduled area.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
Subsection (3) applies to the occupier of a facility mentioned in schedule 2 , section 60 (1) (a) or (b) if untreated clinical waste is disposed of at the facility.
The occupier must ensure—
the waste is buried at the facility; and
the burial of the waste is supervised by a person who is competent to supervise the burial.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
s 22 prev s 22 om 2019 SL No. 234 s 6
pres s 22 (prev s 20) renum 2019 SL No. 234 s 5
(sec.22-ssec.1) A person must not deliver untreated clinical waste to a facility for disposal under schedule 2 , section 60 (1) (b) unless the waste was generated in a scheduled area. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(sec.22-ssec.2) Subsection (3) applies to the occupier of a facility mentioned in schedule 2 , section 60 (1) (a) or (b) if untreated clinical waste is disposed of at the facility.
(sec.22-ssec.3) The occupier must ensure— the waste is buried at the facility; and the burial of the waste is supervised by a person who is competent to supervise the burial. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
- (a) the waste is buried at the facility; and
- (b) the burial of the waste is supervised by a person who is competent to supervise the burial.