7Matter excluded from waste levy

7 Matter excluded from waste levy

(1)  In this regulation –

biosecurity matter has the same meaning as in the Biosecurity Act 2019 ;

carrier, in relation to biosecurity matter, has the same meaning as in the Biosecurity Act 2019 ;

wastewater treatment plant means a plant that is used for the purpose of carrying out wastewater treatment which involves the discharge of treated or untreated sewage, septic tank effluent or industrial or commercial wastewater to land or water.

(2)  For the purposes of section 28(b) of the Act, the following matter is prescribed to be excluded from Part 3 of the Act:

(a) asbestos that may be lawfully disposed of at the landfill facility at which it is received, if the asbestos was transported to the facility in accordance with the Environmental Management and Pollution Control (Waste Management) Regulations 2020 ;

(b) biosecurity matter, or a carrier of biosecurity matter, that is required under the Biosecurity Act 2019 to be destroyed or disposed of at any premises;

(c) organic waste for the purposes of soil improvement;

(d) treated wastewater from a wastewater treatment plant that may be lawfully disposed of at the landfill facility at which it is received;

(e) natural mining matter including tailings, overburden, waste rock, and other matter used for earthworks at the mine site, but not including engineered or manufactured matter;

(f) 10% of all other matter that is received by a landfill facility in a calendar month, not including the matter specified in paragraphs (a) , (b) , (c) , (d) and (e) .