sec.99JFunctions of Product Responsibility Organisation

### sec.99J Functions of Product Responsibility Organisation The Product Responsibility Organisation’s main function is to administer and provide governance for the scheme. Without limiting subsection (1) , the Organisation has the following functions— to ensure ongoing, efficient and effective arrangements are available in Queensland for empty beverage containers to be collected, sorted and recycled; to establish a network of container refund points to, as far as practicable, provide communities in Queensland with access to a place for the return of empty beverage containers for the payment of refund amounts; to ensure manufacturers of beverage products fund the scheme by requiring the manufacturers to pay sufficient amounts under container recovery agreements; to set the amounts payable, or the method for working out the amounts payable, under the scheme— by manufacturers of beverage products to fund the scheme; and to the operators of container refund points to pay the refund amounts for empty beverage containers and to handle, sort and transport the containers for recycling; to identify manufacturers of beverage products who are not participating in the scheme, including, for example, because a manufacturer— is selling beverages in containers that are not registered; or has not entered into a container recovery agreement with the Organisation; to promote the scheme and the location of container refund points; to receive and deal with complaints relating to the scheme from members of the public and entities participating in the scheme; the functions given to it under this Act or another Act. s 99J ins 2017 No. 31 s 4 (sec.99J-ssec.1) The Product Responsibility Organisation’s main function is to administer and provide governance for the scheme. (sec.99J-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , the Organisation has the following functions— to ensure ongoing, efficient and effective arrangements are available in Queensland for empty beverage containers to be collected, sorted and recycled; to establish a network of container refund points to, as far as practicable, provide communities in Queensland with access to a place for the return of empty beverage containers for the payment of refund amounts; to ensure manufacturers of beverage products fund the scheme by requiring the manufacturers to pay sufficient amounts under container recovery agreements; to set the amounts payable, or the method for working out the amounts payable, under the scheme— by manufacturers of beverage products to fund the scheme; and to the operators of container refund points to pay the refund amounts for empty beverage containers and to handle, sort and transport the containers for recycling; to identify manufacturers of beverage products who are not participating in the scheme, including, for example, because a manufacturer— is selling beverages in containers that are not registered; or has not entered into a container recovery agreement with the Organisation; to promote the scheme and the location of container refund points; to receive and deal with complaints relating to the scheme from members of the public and entities participating in the scheme; the functions given to it under this Act or another Act. - (a) to ensure ongoing, efficient and effective arrangements are available in Queensland for empty beverage containers to be collected, sorted and recycled; - (b) to establish a network of container refund points to, as far as practicable, provide communities in Queensland with access to a place for the return of empty beverage containers for the payment of refund amounts; - (c) to ensure manufacturers of beverage products fund the scheme by requiring the manufacturers to pay sufficient amounts under container recovery agreements; - (d) to set the amounts payable, or the method for working out the amounts payable, under the scheme— (i) by manufacturers of beverage products to fund the scheme; and (ii) to the operators of container refund points to pay the refund amounts for empty beverage containers and to handle, sort and transport the containers for recycling; - (i) by manufacturers of beverage products to fund the scheme; and - (ii) to the operators of container refund points to pay the refund amounts for empty beverage containers and to handle, sort and transport the containers for recycling; - (e) to identify manufacturers of beverage products who are not participating in the scheme, including, for example, because a manufacturer— (i) is selling beverages in containers that are not registered; or (ii) has not entered into a container recovery agreement with the Organisation; - (i) is selling beverages in containers that are not registered; or - (ii) has not entered into a container recovery agreement with the Organisation; - (f) to promote the scheme and the location of container refund points; - (g) to receive and deal with complaints relating to the scheme from members of the public and entities participating in the scheme; - (h) the functions given to it under this Act or another Act. - (i) by manufacturers of beverage products to fund the scheme; and - (ii) to the operators of container refund points to pay the refund amounts for empty beverage containers and to handle, sort and transport the containers for recycling; - (i) is selling beverages in containers that are not registered; or - (ii) has not entered into a container recovery agreement with the Organisation;