19Requirement to prepare action plan

19 Requirement to prepare action plan

19 Requirement to prepare action plan

(1) If required by the regulations, the brand owner of a regulated product must—

(a) prepare an action plan, and

(b) submit the action plan to the regulator.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for a corporation—4,000 penalty units and, for a continuing offence, a further 400 penalty units for each day the offence continues, or

(b) for an individual—1,000 penalty units and, for a continuing offence, a further 100 penalty units for each day the offence continues.

(2) The action plan—

(a) must set out how the brand owner intends to comply with the provisions of this Part for which the action plan is required to be prepared, and

(b) may include indirect actions intended to offset adverse environmental impacts generally or specifically in connection with the regulated product, and

(c) must include the information prescribed by the regulations.

(3) An action plan must be submitted in the form and the way approved by the regulator.

(4) The regulator may require the brand owner to provide further information for the purpose of assessing the action plan.

(5) The regulations may specify the following by reference to a brand owner, regulated product, activity or industry—

(a) the period within which an action plan must be submitted to the regulator,

(b) whether an action plan is required to be prepared for compliance with the following—

(i) product stewardship requirements,

(ii) product stewardship targets,

(iii) record keeping requirements under section 16,

(iv) reporting requirements under section 17,

(c) the circumstances in which an action plan is required to be prepared,

(d) the information that must be included in an action plan.