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#### 76 Reporting on transportation of waste tyres solely within New South Wales
76 Reporting on transportation of waste tyres solely within New South Wales
> > (1) This clause applies to the transportation of waste tyres.
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> > (2) However, this clause does not apply to any of the following—
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> > > (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),
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> > > (b) the transportation of waste tyres if Part 4 applies to the transportation,
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> > > (c) the transportation of waste tyres in an emergency to protect human health, the environment or property,
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> > > (d) the transportation of waste tyres that commenced before 1 July 2015.
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> > (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—
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> > > (a) the name, address and contact details of the consignor,
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> > > (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)),
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> > > (c) the date on which it is proposed that the transportation commence,
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> > > (d) the name, address and contact details of the premises to which the waste tyres are proposed to be transported,
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> > > (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),
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> > > (f) the number of tyres in the load if the weight of the load is less than 200 kilograms,
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> > > (g) any other information specified in the Asbestos and Waste Tyres Guidelines.
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> > (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—
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> > > (a) the unique consignment code issued by the EPA in relation to that load, and
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> > > (b) any other information specified in the Asbestos and Waste Tyres Guidelines.
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> > (5) If the premises to which the load is delivered (the receiving premises) are not the same as the premises specified by the consignor under subclause (3)(d), the transporter causing the delivery must ensure that the EPA is given the name, address and contact details of the receiving premises (in the prescribed form and manner) within 24 hours after the delivery.
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> > (6) The transporter of a load of waste tyres must ensure that the occupier of any premises to which the transporter causes the load to be delivered is given the following information (in the prescribed form and manner) no later than on delivery—
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> > > (a) the unique consignment code issued by the EPA in relation to that load, and
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> > > (b) any other information specified in the Asbestos and Waste Tyres Guidelines.
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> > (7) The occupier of any premises to which a load of waste tyres is delivered must cause the EPA to be given the following information (in the prescribed form and manner) within 3 days after the delivery—
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> > > (a) the date and time of delivery,
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> > > (b) 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),
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> > > (c) the number of tyres in the load if the weight of the load is less than 200 kilograms,
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> > > (d) any other information specified in the Asbestos and Waste Tyres Guidelines.
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> > (8) The EPA may grant an exemption under Part 9 from the whole of, or any provision within, this clause.
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> > (9) A reference in this clause to the prescribed form and manner in which information is to be given is a reference to the form and manner in which the Asbestos and Waste Tyres Guidelines specify the information is to be given.
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> > (10) In this clause—
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> > Asbestos and Waste Tyres Guidelines means the document of that name, published by the EPA in the Gazette (as amended or replaced, from time to time, by notice published in the Gazette).
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> > Note.
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> > A copy of the guidelines is available on the EPA’s website (www.epa.nsw.gov.au).
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> > consignor, in relation to the transportation of waste tyres, means—
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> > > (a) in the case of waste tyres that are transported from a waste facility—the occupier of the waste facility, or
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> > > (b) in any other case—any person who is the consignor of the waste tyres.
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> > transporter of waste tyres means—
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> > > (a) in the case of waste tyres that are transported in the course of business—the person who carries on the business, or
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> > > (b) in any other case—any individual who carries out the transportation.
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> Maximum penalty—200 penalty units in the case of a corporation, 100 penalty units in the case of an individual.