Section 76 - Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste) Regulation 2014 - Reporting on transportation of waste tyres solely within New South Wales

76Reporting on transportation of waste tyres solely within New South Wales

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76 Reporting on transportation of waste tyres solely within New South Wales

(1) This clause applies to the transportation of waste tyres.

(2) However, this clause does not apply to any of the following—

(a) the transportation of a load of waste tyres that have a total weight of less than 200 kilograms (unless the load contains at least 20 tyres),

(b) the transportation of waste tyres if Part 4 applies to the transportation,

(c) the transportation of waste tyres in an emergency to protect human health, the environment or property,

(d) the transportation of waste tyres that commenced before 1 July 2015.

(3) A consignor of a load of waste tyres must cause the following information to be given to the EPA (in the prescribed form and manner) before the transportation of the load commences—

(a) the name, address and contact details of the consignor,

(b) the name, address and contact details of the premises from which the load is proposed to be transported (if different from the name, address and contact details referred to in paragraph (a)),

(c) the date on which it is proposed that the transportation commence,

(d) the name, address and contact details of the premises to which the waste tyres are proposed to be transported,

(e) the weight (in kilograms) of waste tyres in the load (rounded to the nearest kilogram and, if the amount to be rounded is 0.5 kilogram, rounded up),

(f) the number of tyres in the load if the weight of the load is less than 200 kilograms,

(g) any other information specified in the Asbestos and Waste Tyres Guidelines.

(4) The consignor of a load of waste tyres must cause the following information to be given to the transporter of the load (in the prescribed form and manner) before the transportation of the load commences—

(a) the unique consignment code issued by the EPA in relation to that load, and

(b) any other information specified in the Asbestos and Waste Tyres Guidelines.