Waste Management and Resource Recovery Regulation 2017
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3 Legislation history Waste Management and Resource Recovery Regulation 2017 SL2017-20 notified LR 14 July 2017 s 1, s 2 commenced 14 July 2017 (LA s 75 (1)) remainder commenced 15 July 2017 (s 2) as amended by Waste Management and Resource Recovery (Container Deposit Scheme) Amendment Regulation 2018 (No 1) SL2018-9 notified LR 18 June 2018 s 1, s 2 commenced 18 June 2018 (LA s 75 (1)) remainder commenced 30 June 2018 (s 2 and see Waste Management and Resource Recovery Amendment Act 2017 A2017-36, s 2 (1) (as am by A2018-17 s 4) and CN2018-7) Waste Management and Resource Recovery Amendment Regulation 2021 (No 1) SL2021-24 notified LR 22 October 2021 s 1, s 2 commenced 22 October 2021 (LA s 75 (1)) remainder commenced 1 November 2021 (s 2) Planning (Consequential Amendments) Act 2023 A2023-36 sch 1 pt 1.70 notified LR 29 September 2023 s 1, s 2 commenced 29 September 2023 (LA s 75 (1)) sch 1 pt 1.70 commenced 27 November 2023 (s 2 (1) and see Planning Act 2023 A2023-18, s 2 (2) and CN2023-10) Better Regulation Legislation Amendment Act 2025 A2025-13 pt 12 notified LR 26 May 2025 s 1, s 2 commenced 26 May 2025 (LA s 75 (1)) pt 12 commenced 26 November 2025 (s 2 (2) and LA s 79)
Commencement s 2 om LA s 89 (4) Information for licence application—Act, s 19 (2) (b) s 6 am A2023-36 amdt 1.408; A2025-13 s 35; pars renum R5 LA Information for register of waste facility licences—Act, s 25 (2) (a) s 7A ins A2025-13 s 36 Register of waste facility licences—public information—Act, s 25 (4) (b) s 7B ins A2025-13 s 36 Information for registration application—Act, s 31 (2) (b) s 9 am A2025-13 s 37; pars renum R5 LA Information for register of waste transporters—Act, s 37 (2) (a) s 10 am A2025-13 ss 38-41; pars renum R5 LA Register of waste transporters—public information—Act, s 37 (4) (b) s 10A ins A2025-13 s 41 Definitions—pt 4 div 4.1 hdg ins SL2021-24 s 4 Waste definitions—pt 4 s 11 sub SL2021-24 s 4 def domestic recyclable waste sub SL2021-24 s 4 def domestic waste ins SL2021-24 s 4 def garden waste ins SL2021-24 s 4 def occupier om SL2021-24 s 4 def organic waste ins SL2021-24 s 4 def territory waste container om SL2021-24 s 4 def waste rectification notice om SL2021-24 s 4 Waste manager may declare that certain material is included in a waste definition—Act, s 64 (2) (a), (c) and (d) s 11A ins SL2021-24 s 4 Waste manager may declare that certain material is excluded from a waste definition—Act, s 64 (2) (a), (c) and (d) s 11B ins SL2021-24 s 4 Other definitions—pt 4 s 11C ins SL2021-24 s 4 def occupier ins SL2021-24 s 4 def territory waste container ins SL2021-24 s 4 def waste container ins SL2021-24 s 4 def waste rectification notice ins SL2021-24 s 4
page 78 Waste Management and Resource Recovery Responsibilities and liabilities of joint occupiers s 12 reloc and renum as s 24AB Disposal of regulated waste at waste facility s 13 renum and reloc as s 24AC Interfering with waste etc at waste facility s 14 reloc and renum as s 24AF Waste transporter must give information about waste disposed at waste facility s 15 reloc and renum as s 24AH Waste escaping from vehicle or equipment s 16 reloc and renum as s 24AJ Waste rectification notice—Act, s 64 (2) (a) and (d) s 17 reloc and renum as s 24AA Responsibilities in dealing with waste div 4.2 hdg ins SL2021-24 s 16 Occupier’s responsibilities s 17A ins SL2021-24 s 16 Territory waste containers s 17B ins SL2021-24 s 16 Waste segregation—Act, s 64 (2) (a) and (d) s 18 am SL2021-24 ss 17-20 Failure to keep waste in waste container—Act, s 64 (2) (d) s 19 am SL2021-24 s 21 Unhygienic waste container—Act, s 64 (2) (d) s 20 am SL2021-24 s 22 Waste container not closed—Act, s 64 (2) (d) s 22 am SL2021-24 s 23 Location of waste container—Act, s 64 (2) (d) s 23 am SL2021-24 ss 24-26 Entry to premises—Act, s 64 (2) (e) s 24 hdg sub SL2021-24 s 27 Waste rectification notices div 4.3 hdg ins SL2021-24 s 28 Waste rectification notice—Act, s 64 (2) (a) and (d) s 24AA (prev s 17) am SL2021-24 s 13, s 14 reloc and renum as s 24AA SL2021-24 s 15