10Product stewardship requirements—the Act, s 8

10 Product stewardship requirements—the Act, s 8

10 Product stewardship requirements—the Act, s 8

(1) For the Act, section 8(2)(a), the following are product stewardship requirements for regulated batteries—

(a) if the regulator is a party to a stewardship administration agreement with a PSO for a type of regulated battery—a brand owner that supplies the type of regulated battery in the State must be a party to an agreement with the PSO setting out the way—

(i) the matters set out in Schedule 1, Part 1 will be achieved, and

(ii) the matters set out in Schedule 1, Part 2 will be achieved,

(b) if the regulator is not a party to a stewardship administration agreement with a PSO for a type of regulated battery—a brand owner that supplies the type of regulated battery in the State must comply with—

(i) Schedule 1, Part 1, and

(ii) Schedule 1, Part 2.

(2) For the Act, section 8(5), the product stewardship requirement in subsections (1)(a)(ii) and (1)(b)(ii) are declared to be safety requirements.

Note—

The Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 and regulations under that Act impose obligations on persons dealing with waste, including waste subject to the product stewardship requirements set out in Schedule 1.