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Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011
sec.59When waste or other material must be measured
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### sec.59 When waste or other material must be measured
Waste, or an amount of other material that is more than 1 tonne, is required to be measured if—
it is delivered to a levyable waste disposal site; or
after being delivered to a levyable waste disposal site, it is moved to a place outside the site; or
it is delivered in a vehicle with a GCM or GVM of more than 4.5 tonnes to a resource recovery area for a waste disposal site; or
after being delivered to a resource recovery area for a waste disposal site—
it is moved from the area to any other part of the site; or
it is moved to a place outside the site in a vehicle with a GCM or GVM of more than 4.5 tonnes.
Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a levyable waste disposal site in the non-levy zone if the operator of the site—
is required to hold an environmental authority for the disposal of not more than 5,000 tonnes of waste in a year at the site; and
has taken all reasonable practical steps to ensure that levyable waste generated at a place outside the non-levy zone can not be lawfully delivered to the site.
s 59 prev s 59 om 2013 No. 6 s 31
pres s 59 ins 2019 No. 2 s 6
(sec.59-ssec.1) Waste, or an amount of other material that is more than 1 tonne, is required to be measured if— it is delivered to a levyable waste disposal site; or after being delivered to a levyable waste disposal site, it is moved to a place outside the site; or it is delivered in a vehicle with a GCM or GVM of more than 4.5 tonnes to a resource recovery area for a waste disposal site; or after being delivered to a resource recovery area for a waste disposal site— it is moved from the area to any other part of the site; or it is moved to a place outside the site in a vehicle with a GCM or GVM of more than 4.5 tonnes.
(sec.59-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a levyable waste disposal site in the non-levy zone if the operator of the site— is required to hold an environmental authority for the disposal of not more than 5,000 tonnes of waste in a year at the site; and has taken all reasonable practical steps to ensure that levyable waste generated at a place outside the non-levy zone can not be lawfully delivered to the site.
- (a) it is delivered to a levyable waste disposal site; or
- (b) after being delivered to a levyable waste disposal site, it is moved to a place outside the site; or
- (c) it is delivered in a vehicle with a GCM or GVM of more than 4.5 tonnes to a resource recovery area for a waste disposal site; or
- (d) after being delivered to a resource recovery area for a waste disposal site— (i) it is moved from the area to any other part of the site; or (ii) it is moved to a place outside the site in a vehicle with a GCM or GVM of more than 4.5 tonnes.
- (i) it is moved from the area to any other part of the site; or
- (ii) it is moved to a place outside the site in a vehicle with a GCM or GVM of more than 4.5 tonnes.
- (i) it is moved from the area to any other part of the site; or
- (ii) it is moved to a place outside the site in a vehicle with a GCM or GVM of more than 4.5 tonnes.
- (a) is required to hold an environmental authority for the disposal of not more than 5,000 tonnes of waste in a year at the site; and
- (b) has taken all reasonable practical steps to ensure that levyable waste generated at a place outside the non-levy zone can not be lawfully delivered to the site.