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Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011
sec.99ZJOperator must not allow containers to become landfill
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### sec.99ZJ Operator must not allow containers to become landfill
The operator of a material recovery facility must not allow a container to be disposed of to landfill if the operator has received a recovery amount for the container.
Maximum penalty—500 penalty units.
See section 99ZX for deciding if an operator has allowed a container to be disposed of to landfill.
This section does not apply to a container that is the subject of an extraordinary circumstances exemption.
s 99ZJ ins 2017 No. 31 s 4
(sec.99ZJ-ssec.1) The operator of a material recovery facility must not allow a container to be disposed of to landfill if the operator has received a recovery amount for the container. Maximum penalty—500 penalty units. See section 99ZX for deciding if an operator has allowed a container to be disposed of to landfill.
(sec.99ZJ-ssec.2) This section does not apply to a container that is the subject of an extraordinary circumstances exemption.