Parking Local Law 2020
224GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 14 January 2021
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224 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 14 January 2021 (d) steel containers; or (e) aluminium containers; or (f) liquid paper board; or (g) any other waste determined by the local government to be recycling waste; specified means specified by the local government or an authorised person, as the case may be; street alignment means the boundary between the land comprising a street and the land that abuts the street; WARR Act means the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2007; WARR Regulations means the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Regulations 2008; waste has the same meaning as in the WARR Act; waste facility means a waste facility, as defined in the WARR Act, that is operated by the local government; waste service has the same meaning as in the WARR Act. (2) For the purposes of this Part, clause 2.1 definitions do not apply to the following terms— (a) carriageway; (b) footpath; (c) liquid waste; (d) nuisance; (e) person; (f) street; and (g) verge. 12.2 Rates, fees and charges The local government’s powers to impose rates, fees and charges in relation to waste services are set out in sections 66 to 68 of the WARR Act and section 6.16 and 6.17 of the LG Act. 12.3 Power to provide waste services The local government’s power to provide, or enter into a contract for the provision of, waste services is dealt with in section 50 of the WARR Act. 12.4 Supply of receptacles (1) The local government is to supply for the use of each premises that are or are capable of being occupied or used for residential purposes, 1 or more receptacles for the collection and removal of collectable waste from those premises. (2) The owner of premises to which subclause (1) applies must ensure that— (a) the fee or charge (if any) imposed by the local government in relation to each receptacle is paid to the local government; and (b) each receptacle is used, in respect of those premises, in accordance with this local law. 12.5 Deposit of waste in receptacles (1) An owner or occupier of premises must not deposit or permit to be deposited— (a) in a receptacle any non-collectable waste; and (b) in a general waste receptacle—anything other than the particular type of waste for which that receptacle was provided by the local government for those premises; and (c) in a recycling waste receptacle—anything other than the particular type of recycling waste for which that receptacle was provided by the local government for those premises; and (d) in an organic waste receptacle—anything other than the particular type of organic waste for which that receptacle was provided by the local government for those premises; and (e) where a general waste receptacle, recycling waste receptacle or organic waste receptacle has a capacity of 240 litres, no more than 70 kilograms of the particular type of waste for which that receptacle was provided and for any other capacity no more than the weight determined by the local government. (2) A person must not deposit waste in a receptacle that has been provided for the use of other premises without the consent of the owner or occupier of those premises. (3) Where the local government supplies recycling waste receptacles, an owner or occupier of premises must not deposit or permit to be deposited in a general waste receptacle any recycling waste. (4) Where the local government supplies organic waste receptacles, an owner or occupier of premises must not deposit or permit to be deposited in a general receptacle any organic waste. 12.6 Direction to place or remove a receptacle (1) The local government or an authorised person may give a written direction to an owner or occupier of specified premises to— (a) place a receptacle in respect of those premises for collection; or (b) remove a receptacle in respect of those premises after collection. (2) The direction under subclause (1) may specify when the placement or removal is to occur, or where the receptacle is to be placed, or both. (3) An owner or occupier of premises must comply with a direction given under this clause.