9Reasonable access—general requirements

9 Reasonable access—general requirements

(1) For the purposes of paragraph 7(1)(a) (about the outcome of an approved co‑regulatory arrangement), access to collection services is reasonable in an outcome year if access is provided in accordance with this section. (2) In this section: (a) a reference to a distance is a reference to a distance by road; and (b) a reference to the population of an area or town is a reference to the population of the area or town as determined in the Census of Population and Housing most recently published on the website of the Australian Bureau of Statistics before the start of the outcome year; and (c) a reference to the centre point of a town is a reference to the point whose latitude and longitude are identified as the location of the town in the Gazetteer of Australia, published by Geoscience Australia and existing on the most recent finalised census day for the outcome year. Metropolitan areas (3) In the outcome year, the number of collection services provided for each metropolitan area must at least equal the population of that area divided by 250,000 and rounded up to the closest whole number. Inner regional areas (4) In the outcome year, at least one collection service must be provided for every town with a population of at least 10,000 in an inner regional area. (5) A service is provided for a town mentioned in subsection (4) if the service is available within 100 kilometres of the centre point of that town. Outer regional areas (6) In the outcome year, at least one collection service must be provided for every town with a population of at least 4,000 in an outer regional area. (7) A service is provided for a town mentioned in subsection (6) if the service is available within 150 kilometres of the centre point of that town. Remote areas (8) In the outcome year or the immediately preceding financial year, at least one collection service must be provided for every town with a population of at least 2,000 in a remote area. (9) A service is provided for a town mentioned in subsection (8) if the service is available within 200 kilometres of the centre point of that town. External Territories (10) Despite anything else in this section, a collection service need not be provided in an external Territory.