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### sec.99K Definitions for part
In this part—
beverage see section 99L .
beverage product see section 99N (1) .
container see section 99M .
container approval , for a beverage product, see section 99ZN .
container collection agreement see section 99ZA (1) .
container recovery agreement see section 99Q .
container refund point —
means a facility or other place—
at which empty containers may be returned in exchange for the payment of refund amounts; and
that may be operated on a permanent, temporary or mobile basis; and
includes a reverse vending machine.
extraordinary circumstances exemption see section 99ZY (2) .
manufacturer , of a beverage product, see section 99O .
material recovery agreement see section 99ZF (1) .
material recovery facility see section 99ZE .
operator , of a container refund point that is a reverse vending machine, means the person who—
if the owner of the reverse vending machine has leased or hired it to another person—leases or hires the reverse vending machine; or
otherwise—owns the reverse vending machine.
recovery amount , for a quantity of containers, see section 99ZG .
recovery amount protocol see section 99ZK .
refund amount means the amount prescribed by regulation as the refund amount.
refund declaration see section 99T (2) .
refund marking means the marking or labelling about the refund amount payable for a container under the scheme that complies with the requirements prescribed by regulation.
registered , for a container, means the container is included in the register of approved containers kept under section 99ZM (1) .
reverse vending machine means a device for collecting empty containers that—
if the device recognises a container placed in the device as a container for which a refund amount is payable under the scheme by, for example, scanning the container’s barcode—
accepts the container; and
dispenses the refund amount for the container in a way stated on or near the machine; or
otherwise—refuses to accept the container.
type , of a container, see section 99N (2) .
s 99K ins 2017 No. 31 s 4
- (a) means a facility or other place— (i) at which empty containers may be returned in exchange for the payment of refund amounts; and (ii) that may be operated on a permanent, temporary or mobile basis; and
- (i) at which empty containers may be returned in exchange for the payment of refund amounts; and
- (ii) that may be operated on a permanent, temporary or mobile basis; and
- (b) includes a reverse vending machine.
- (i) at which empty containers may be returned in exchange for the payment of refund amounts; and
- (ii) that may be operated on a permanent, temporary or mobile basis; and
- (a) if the owner of the reverse vending machine has leased or hired it to another person—leases or hires the reverse vending machine; or
- (b) otherwise—owns the reverse vending machine.
- (a) if the device recognises a container placed in the device as a container for which a refund amount is payable under the scheme by, for example, scanning the container’s barcode— (i) accepts the container; and (ii) dispenses the refund amount for the container in a way stated on or near the machine; or
- (i) accepts the container; and
- (ii) dispenses the refund amount for the container in a way stated on or near the machine; or
- (b) otherwise—refuses to accept the container.
- (i) accepts the container; and
- (ii) dispenses the refund amount for the container in a way stated on or near the machine; or