Scrap Metal Industry Regulation 2024
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5 Prescribed registration information
5 Prescribed registration information
(1) For the Act, section 6(2), definition of registration information, paragraph (e), the following are prescribed—
(a) if the business is carried on by an individual or in partnership—
(i) the primary identity information for the individual or each individual in the partnership, and
(ii) certified copies of 2 identity documents for the individual or each individual in the partnership, and
(iii) the primary identity information for the manager of each scrap metal yard used by the dealer, and
(iv) certified copies of 2 identity documents for the manager of each scrap metal yard used by the dealer,
(b) if the business is carried on by a corporation—
(i) the primary identity information for each officer of the corporation, and
(ii) certified copies of 2 identity documents for each officer of the corporation, and
(iii) the date and place of birth of the manager of each scrap metal yard used by the dealer, and
(iv) certified copies of 2 identity documents for the manager of each scrap metal yard used by the dealer,
(2) For subsection (1), an individual—
(a) must rely on at least 1 identity document that contains the individual’s photograph, and
(b) must not rely on an identity document that—
(i) has expired, other than an Australian passport that has been expired for less than 2 years, or
(ii) has been cancelled.
(3) In this section—
identity document means any of the following documents—
(a) a birth certificate issued by a State or Territory,
(b) a citizenship certificate issued by the Commonwealth,
(c) an Australian driver licence,
(d) a passport issued by the Commonwealth that is current or has been expired for less than 2 years,