Waste Reduction and Recycling Regulation 2023
sec.63Restriction on giving clinical waste or related waste to another person for transport, storage, treatment or disposal
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sec.63 Restriction on giving clinical waste or related waste to another person for transport, storage, treatment or disposal
This section applies to a person who operates premises at which clinical waste or related waste is generated. The person must not give the clinical waste or related waste to another person for transport, storage, treatment or disposal unless the other person is the holder of, or acting under, an environmental authority for the activity. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. It is a defence to a charge of an offence against subsection (2) for the person to prove there were reasonable grounds for believing the other person had an environmental authority for the transport, storage, treatment or disposal of the clinical waste or related waste. (sec.63-ssec.1) This section applies to a person who operates premises at which clinical waste or related waste is generated. (sec.63-ssec.2) The person must not give the clinical waste or related waste to another person for transport, storage, treatment or disposal unless the other person is the holder of, or acting under, an environmental authority for the activity. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.63-ssec.3) It is a defence to a charge of an offence against subsection (2) for the person to prove there were reasonable grounds for believing the other person had an environmental authority for the transport, storage, treatment or disposal of the clinical waste or related waste.