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Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste) Regulation 2014
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#### 61 Defences
61 Defences
(cf clause 39 of 2005 Reg)
> > (1) It is a defence in any proceedings for an offence against any provision of this Part if the defendant establishes that, although the waste concerned was of a type described in Part 1 or 2 of Schedule 1, it did not exhibit any of the characteristics specified in Part 3 of that Schedule.
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> > (2) It is a defence in any proceedings for an offence against any provision of this Part relating to the transportation of waste if the defendant establishes that—
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> > > (a) the waste was being transported through New South Wales to a participating State, and
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> > > (b) the waste was not loaded or unloaded in New South Wales, and
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> > > (c) the person complied with the laws of the place from which the waste was transported and the place to which the waste was being transported.