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Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011
sec.86What is an approved program
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### sec.86 What is an approved program
An approved program , for a product, is a program, scheme or agreement applying to the product in a way that is substantially similar to the way a product stewardship scheme would apply to the product, but only if—
the State is a signatory to the program, scheme or agreement; or
the State has entered into a memorandum of understanding or similar arrangement supporting the application of the program, scheme or agreement; or
the State has been a party to the development and finalisation of the program, scheme or agreement; or
the program, scheme or agreement has been accredited or approved as part of a national product stewardship framework to which the State is a party.
- (a) the State is a signatory to the program, scheme or agreement; or
- (b) the State has entered into a memorandum of understanding or similar arrangement supporting the application of the program, scheme or agreement; or
- (c) the State has been a party to the development and finalisation of the program, scheme or agreement; or
- (d) the program, scheme or agreement has been accredited or approved as part of a national product stewardship framework to which the State is a party.