sec.78Inclusion of invitation for voluntary product stewardship scheme

### sec.78 Inclusion of invitation for voluntary product stewardship scheme The chief executive may include in the final priority statement, for a particular product included in the final statement, an invitation (a scheme invitation ) for persons to submit a proposed voluntary product stewardship scheme for accreditation. However, in including a scheme invitation, the chief executive must have regard to the following— whether the product can be effectively managed under a voluntary product stewardship scheme; whether an approved program is in existence for the product and whether the program is being appropriately implemented. A scheme invitation must state— the period, of at least 18 months, within which any proposed voluntary product stewardship scheme would have to be submitted for accreditation; and the expected outcomes from any proposed voluntary product stewardship scheme; and that if no voluntary product stewardship scheme is accredited for the product, a regulation may be made to establish a regulated product stewardship scheme for the product. A scheme invitation may state— any limitations to the scope of a proposed voluntary product stewardship scheme, including for example geographic or business type or size limitations; and other matters relevant to a voluntary product stewardship scheme for the particular product. The chief executive is not stopped from subsequently granting a single extension of the period mentioned in subsection (3) (a) for not more than 1 year at the request of the proposed scheme manager for a proposed voluntary product stewardship scheme. s 78 amd 2014 No. 59 s 155 (sec.78-ssec.1) The chief executive may include in the final priority statement, for a particular product included in the final statement, an invitation (a scheme invitation ) for persons to submit a proposed voluntary product stewardship scheme for accreditation. (sec.78-ssec.2) However, in including a scheme invitation, the chief executive must have regard to the following— whether the product can be effectively managed under a voluntary product stewardship scheme; whether an approved program is in existence for the product and whether the program is being appropriately implemented. (sec.78-ssec.3) A scheme invitation must state— the period, of at least 18 months, within which any proposed voluntary product stewardship scheme would have to be submitted for accreditation; and the expected outcomes from any proposed voluntary product stewardship scheme; and that if no voluntary product stewardship scheme is accredited for the product, a regulation may be made to establish a regulated product stewardship scheme for the product. (sec.78-ssec.4) A scheme invitation may state— any limitations to the scope of a proposed voluntary product stewardship scheme, including for example geographic or business type or size limitations; and other matters relevant to a voluntary product stewardship scheme for the particular product. (sec.78-ssec.5) The chief executive is not stopped from subsequently granting a single extension of the period mentioned in subsection (3) (a) for not more than 1 year at the request of the proposed scheme manager for a proposed voluntary product stewardship scheme. - (a) whether the product can be effectively managed under a voluntary product stewardship scheme; - (b) whether an approved program is in existence for the product and whether the program is being appropriately implemented. - (a) the period, of at least 18 months, within which any proposed voluntary product stewardship scheme would have to be submitted for accreditation; and - (b) the expected outcomes from any proposed voluntary product stewardship scheme; and - (c) that if no voluntary product stewardship scheme is accredited for the product, a regulation may be made to establish a regulated product stewardship scheme for the product. - (a) any limitations to the scope of a proposed voluntary product stewardship scheme, including for example geographic or business type or size limitations; and - (b) other matters relevant to a voluntary product stewardship scheme for the particular product.