13Record keeping by PSOs—the Act, s 11(3)

13 Record keeping by PSOs—the Act, s 11(3)

13 Record keeping by PSOs—the Act, s 11(3)

(1) A PSO must prepare and keep records that include the following information—

(a) how the PSO has informed consumers about the safe disposal and recycling of relevant regulated batteries,

(b) for each type of relevant regulated battery supplied in the State in the financial year—

(i) the number of batteries supplied by each brand owner, and

(ii) the number of batteries of each battery chemistry type supplied by each brand owner, and

(iii) the total weight of the batteries supplied, and

(iv) the weight of batteries of each battery chemistry type supplied,

(c) the arrangements the PSO has for the recovery and re-use of material from relevant regulated batteries.

(2) A PSO that has entered into an agreement with a third party for the collection of relevant regulated batteries, or for the recovery and re-use of material from relevant regulated batteries, must prepare and keep a record of the following—

(a) each agreement,

(b) for each agreement for the recovery and re-use of material from relevant regulated batteries—

(i) the minimum standards for the recovery and re-use of material from the batteries, and

(ii) the percentage of reusable material recovered from the batteries and re-used by the third party, and

(iii) the way recovered material is used by the third party.

(3) A PSO that is a party to a product stewardship arrangement under the Recycling and Waste Reduction Act 2020 of the Commonwealth must keep records for this section separately to records kept for that Act.

(4) In this section—

relevant regulated battery, for a PSO, means a regulated battery covered by a stewardship administration agreement to which the PSO is a party.

third party means a person who is neither—

(a) the PSO, or