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Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011
sec.99GFStating conditions under which plastic items are compostable
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### sec.99GF Stating conditions under which plastic items are compostable
This section applies if a person—
conducts a manufacturing, wholesale, distribution or import business or undertaking; and
in the course of conducting the business or undertaking, sells a plastic item that is compostable to another person.
The person must ensure the conditions under which the plastic item is compostable are clearly and legibly written—
on the packaging for the plastic item; or
in information or a document accompanying the plastic item.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
In this section—
condition , under which a plastic item is compostable, includes—
whether the plastic item is suitable for industrial or home composting; and
whether the plastic item is compostable under AS 4736 or AS 5810.
s 99GF ins 2021 No. 5 s 5
(sec.99GF-ssec.1) This section applies if a person— conducts a manufacturing, wholesale, distribution or import business or undertaking; and in the course of conducting the business or undertaking, sells a plastic item that is compostable to another person.
(sec.99GF-ssec.2) The person must ensure the conditions under which the plastic item is compostable are clearly and legibly written— on the packaging for the plastic item; or in information or a document accompanying the plastic item. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
(sec.99GF-ssec.3) In this section— condition , under which a plastic item is compostable, includes— whether the plastic item is suitable for industrial or home composting; and whether the plastic item is compostable under AS 4736 or AS 5810.
- (a) conducts a manufacturing, wholesale, distribution or import business or undertaking; and
- (b) in the course of conducting the business or undertaking, sells a plastic item that is compostable to another person.
- (a) on the packaging for the plastic item; or
- (b) in information or a document accompanying the plastic item.
- (a) whether the plastic item is suitable for industrial or home composting; and
- (b) whether the plastic item is compostable under AS 4736 or AS 5810.