113Special requirements relating to clinical and related waste

113 Special requirements relating to clinical and related waste

113 Special requirements relating to clinical and related waste

(cf clauses 43 and 51B(a) of 2005 Reg)

(1) A person who collects waste for disposal at a waste facility that is a landfill site, and who knows (or ought reasonably to know) that the waste includes clinical and related waste, must ensure that when collecting the waste and for so long as it remains in the person’s possession the waste is stored in a container or bag, and labelled, in accordance with the core requirements.

Maximum penalty—400 penalty units in the case of a corporation, 200 penalty units in the case of an individual.

(2) The core requirements for storage and labelling of clinical and related waste are as follows—

(a) any sharps waste—

(i) must be contained in a rigid-walled container that satisfies the applicable requirements of Australian and New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 3816:1998, Management of clinical and related wastes (AS/NZS 3816:1998), and

(ii) must, as far as practicable, be stored separately from other waste,

(b) any clinical and related waste that is not sharps waste (and not mixed with sharps waste) must be contained in a rigid-walled container, or a bag, that satisfies any applicable requirements of AS/NZS 3816:1998,

(c) the container or bag in which the waste is contained must be labelled in accordance with AS/NZS 3816:1998.

(3) It is a condition of an environment protection licence that authorises the transportation of clinical and related waste that—

(a) during transportation—

(i) the waste is stored in a container or bag, and labelled, in accordance with the core requirements, and

(ii) each container or bag of the waste is placed in a rigid container that is leak proof, shatter proof and washable and has a securely fitting lid to prevent spills, and

(b) the waste is not transported in a vehicle having a waste compaction system, and

(c) a spill kit is carried in any vehicle transporting the waste that conforms with the requirements set out in the Waste Management Guidelines for Health Care Facilities, and