19Claims for refund amounts

#### 19 Claims for refund amounts 19 Claims for refund amounts > > (1) A material recovery facility operator may make a claim for the payment of a processing refund by lodging with the Scheme Coordinator a claim in the form approved by the EPA. > > > (2) Before a claim is lodged with the Scheme Coordinator, the claim must be assessed by an approved person for the purposes of determining whether the processing refund protocol has been correctly applied in determining the amount of the claim. > > > (3) A claim must be accompanied by a declaration signed by an approved person certifying that, in the opinion of the approved person, the claimant has correctly applied the processing refund protocol in determining the amount of the claim. > > > (4) A processing refund is not payable in respect of any container that has not been— > > > > > (a) recycled by the claimant, or > > > > > (b) delivered to a recycling facility in Australia or consigned for transport to a recycling facility in a foreign country. > > > (5) Only one claim may be made in respect of each quarter during which containers are recycled by the claimant, delivered to a recycling facility in Australia or consigned by the claimant for transport to a recycling facility in a foreign country. > > > (6) A claim must not be made— > > > > > (a) before the end of the quarter to which the claim relates, or > > > > > (b) after the expiration of the period of 28 days commencing on the last day of that quarter. > > > (7) In this clause— > > > > approved person means a person approved by the EPA for the purposes of this clause.