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Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011
sec.99ZIWhen material recovery facility operator must not claim recovery amount
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### sec.99ZI When material recovery facility operator must not claim recovery amount
The operator of a material recovery facility must not claim the recovery amount for a container if—
a refund amount has been paid for the container at a container refund point; or
the container is not registered; or
the operator has allowed the container to be, or knows the container has been, disposed of to landfill.
See section 99ZX for deciding if an operator has allowed a container to be disposed of to landfill.
Maximum penalty—300 penalty units.
Subsection (1) (c) does not apply to a container that is the subject of an extraordinary circumstances exemption.
s 99ZI ins 2017 No. 31 s 4
(sec.99ZI-ssec.1) The operator of a material recovery facility must not claim the recovery amount for a container if— a refund amount has been paid for the container at a container refund point; or the container is not registered; or the operator has allowed the container to be, or knows the container has been, disposed of to landfill. See section 99ZX for deciding if an operator has allowed a container to be disposed of to landfill. Maximum penalty—300 penalty units.
(sec.99ZI-ssec.2) Subsection (1) (c) does not apply to a container that is the subject of an extraordinary circumstances exemption.
- (a) a refund amount has been paid for the container at a container refund point; or
- (b) the container is not registered; or
- (c) the operator has allowed the container to be, or knows the container has been, disposed of to landfill. Note— See section 99ZX for deciding if an operator has allowed a container to be disposed of to landfill.