67Declaration exempting person or activity

67 Declaration exempting person or activity (1) The waste manager may, on application or on the manager’s own initiative, declare the following exempt from a provision of this Act: (a) a person or class of people; (b) waste activity of a particular kind or generally. (2) A declaration under subsection (1) may be made only— (a) in an emergency; or Examples—emergency • fire • flood • fuel shortage (b) if the waste manager is satisfied that— (i) it is not practicable to comply with the provision; and (ii) noncompliance with the provision will not have any significant adverse effect on public health, property or the environment. (3) An exemption in a declaration may include conditions. (4) A declaration— (a) made in circumstances mentioned in subsection (2) (a)—is a notifiable instrument; and (b) made in circumstances mentioned in subsection (2) (b)—is a disallowable instrument.

Exemptions Part 12 (5) A declaration made in an emergency may commence when it is made or on a later date stated in the declaration.