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#### 108 Other requirements applying to receivers of designated waste
108 Other requirements applying to receivers of designated waste
> > (1) The EPA may, by order, impose requirements on an occupier of a specified waste facility (or any occupier of a waste facility of a specified class) that relate to the disposal, storage or use of designated waste at the specified waste facility (or any waste facility of the specified class).
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> > (2) An order under this clause is effected as follows—
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> > > (a) in the case of an order applying to a specified waste facility only—by written notice given to the occupier of the facility, or
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> > > (b) in any other case—by notice published in the Gazette.
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> > (3) An order under this clause takes effect—
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> > > (a) on the date on which the order is given or published in accordance with this clause, or
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> > > (b) if a later date is specified in the notice—the later date.
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> > (4) The EPA may vary or revoke an order granted under this clause by a further notice published or given in accordance with this clause.
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> > (5) The occupier of any waste facility at which designated waste is received for disposal, storage or use must ensure that any requirements imposed by such an order that relate to the disposal, storage or use at the facility (or at any waste facility of a class to which the facility belongs) are complied with at the facility.
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> > Maximum penalty—200 penalty units in the case of a corporation, 100 penalty units in the case of an individual.
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> > (6) It is a defence in any proceedings for an offence against this clause if the defendant establishes that, at the time of the alleged offence, the defendant—
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> > > (a) was not given or had not received a designated waste certificate in relation to the waste, and
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> > > (b) had no reason to believe that the waste was designated waste.