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Recycling and Waste Reduction Act 2020
81Administrator to achieve outcomes for co‑regulatory arrangement
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#### 81 Administrator to achieve outcomes for co‑regulatory arrangement
(1) The administrator of an approved co‑regulatory arrangement in relation to a product must:
(a) take all reasonable steps to ensure that the arrangement achieves the outcomes specified under section 79 in relation to that product; and
(b) comply with any requirements prescribed by rules made for the purposes of that section for achieving those outcomes.
> Note 1: The Minister may give an improvement notice, and require an audit of the arrangement to be carried out under section 109, if the administrator does not comply with this section.
> Note 2: The Minister may cancel the arrangement’s approval if the administrator does not comply with this section (see section 87).
Strict liability offence
(2) A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Penalty: 60 penalty units.
Civil penalty provision
(3) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Civil penalty: 250 penalty units.