Waste Reduction and Recycling Regulation 2023
sec.61Segregation of clinical waste and related waste
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sec.61 Segregation of clinical waste and related waste
A person who operates premises at which clinical waste or related waste is generated must ensure the waste is segregated into— the following categories of clinical waste— animal waste; discarded sharps; human tissue waste; laboratory waste and associated waste directly resulting from the processing of specimens; and the following categories of related waste— chemical waste; waste constituted by, or contaminated with, cytotoxic drugs; human body parts; pharmaceutical waste; radioactive waste; and general waste. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. It is a defence to a charge of an offence against subsection (1) for the person to prove that the waste will be given to an authorised person for treatment and disposal. In this section— authorised person means a person who is authorised to receive waste that is not segregated in the way required under subsection (1) under either of the following— an environmental authority; a development condition of a development approval. (sec.61-ssec.1) A person who operates premises at which clinical waste or related waste is generated must ensure the waste is segregated into— the following categories of clinical waste— animal waste; discarded sharps; human tissue waste; laboratory waste and associated waste directly resulting from the processing of specimens; and the following categories of related waste— chemical waste; waste constituted by, or contaminated with, cytotoxic drugs; human body parts; pharmaceutical waste; radioactive waste; and general waste. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.61-ssec.2) It is a defence to a charge of an offence against subsection (1) for the person to prove that the waste will be given to an authorised person for treatment and disposal. (sec.61-ssec.3) In this section— authorised person means a person who is authorised to receive waste that is not segregated in the way required under subsection (1) under either of the following— an environmental authority; a development condition of a development approval.
- (a) the following categories of clinical waste— (i) animal waste; (ii) discarded sharps; (iii) human tissue waste; (iv) laboratory waste and associated waste directly resulting from the processing of specimens; and
- (i) animal waste;
- (ii) discarded sharps;
- (iii) human tissue waste;
- (iv) laboratory waste and associated waste directly resulting from the processing of specimens; and
- (b) the following categories of related waste— (i) chemical waste; (ii) waste constituted by, or contaminated with, cytotoxic drugs; (iii) human body parts; (iv) pharmaceutical waste; (v) radioactive waste; and
- (i) chemical waste;
- (ii) waste constituted by, or contaminated with, cytotoxic drugs;
- (iii) human body parts;