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Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011
sec.256Declarations to accompany waste report
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### sec.256 Declarations to accompany waste report
A waste report given to the chief executive must be accompanied by a statutory declaration by the recipient and the person who carried out the waste audit.
The recipient’s declaration must be made—
if the recipient is an individual—by the recipient; or
if the recipient is a corporation—by an executive officer of the corporation acting on the corporation’s behalf.
The recipient’s declaration must state that the recipient—
has not knowingly given any false or misleading information to the person who carried out the waste audit; and
has given all relevant information to the person who carried out the waste audit.
A declaration by the person who carried out the waste audit must—
state his or her qualifications and experience relevant to the audit; and
state that he or she has not knowingly included any false, misleading or incomplete information in the report; and
state that he or she has not knowingly failed to reveal any relevant information or document to the chief executive; and
certify that—
the report addresses the relevant matters for the audit and is factually correct; and
the opinions expressed in it are honestly and reasonably held.
(sec.256-ssec.1) A waste report given to the chief executive must be accompanied by a statutory declaration by the recipient and the person who carried out the waste audit.
(sec.256-ssec.2) The recipient’s declaration must be made— if the recipient is an individual—by the recipient; or if the recipient is a corporation—by an executive officer of the corporation acting on the corporation’s behalf.
(sec.256-ssec.3) The recipient’s declaration must state that the recipient— has not knowingly given any false or misleading information to the person who carried out the waste audit; and has given all relevant information to the person who carried out the waste audit.
(sec.256-ssec.4) A declaration by the person who carried out the waste audit must— state his or her qualifications and experience relevant to the audit; and state that he or she has not knowingly included any false, misleading or incomplete information in the report; and state that he or she has not knowingly failed to reveal any relevant information or document to the chief executive; and certify that— the report addresses the relevant matters for the audit and is factually correct; and the opinions expressed in it are honestly and reasonably held.
- (a) if the recipient is an individual—by the recipient; or
- (b) if the recipient is a corporation—by an executive officer of the corporation acting on the corporation’s behalf.
- (a) has not knowingly given any false or misleading information to the person who carried out the waste audit; and
- (b) has given all relevant information to the person who carried out the waste audit.
- (a) state his or her qualifications and experience relevant to the audit; and
- (b) state that he or she has not knowingly included any false, misleading or incomplete information in the report; and
- (c) state that he or she has not knowingly failed to reveal any relevant information or document to the chief executive; and
- (d) certify that— (i) the report addresses the relevant matters for the audit and is factually correct; and (ii) the opinions expressed in it are honestly and reasonably held.
- (i) the report addresses the relevant matters for the audit and is factually correct; and
- (ii) the opinions expressed in it are honestly and reasonably held.
- (i) the report addresses the relevant matters for the audit and is factually correct; and
- (ii) the opinions expressed in it are honestly and reasonably held.