Waste Reduction and Recycling Regulation 2023
sec.80Obligations in relation to particular information about consumer packaging material
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sec.80 Obligations in relation to particular information about consumer packaging material
The brand owner must prepare the following information for each financial year, and keep the information prepared under this subsection for at least 5 years after the end of the financial year for which it was prepared— for each type of material for consumer packaging used by the brand owner during the financial year— the total weight of the material; and the number of items of consumer packaging made from the material; and the total weight of the material sold in Australia; for each type of consumer packaging material recovered by or for the brand owner during the financial year— the total weight of the material; and how much of the material was re-used or recycled in Australia; and how much of the material was exported to another country for re-use or recycling; and how much of the material was used for energy recovery; and the recovery rate for the financial year in relation to the material; the weight of the consumer packaging material that was collected by or for the brand owner during the financial year and disposed of to landfill; information about how consumers were advised about how the consumer packaging material would be recovered. Section 91 prescribes this subsection for section 245 of the Act , definition prescribed provision , paragraph (c) . The brand owner must, for each financial year, give the chief executive the information prepared under subsection (1) on or before 30 September after the end of the financial year, unless the brand owner has a reasonable excuse. Section 91 prescribes this subsection for section 245 of the Act , definition prescribed provision , paragraph (c) . It is a reasonable excuse for a brand owner not to give the information prepared under subsection (1) if giving the information might tend to incriminate the brand owner or expose the brand owner to a penalty. In this section— material , for consumer packaging, means consumer packaging made from— any type of consumer packaging material; or material other than consumer packaging material ( non-consumer packaging material ); or a combination of consumer packaging material and non-consumer packaging material. (sec.80-ssec.1) The brand owner must prepare the following information for each financial year, and keep the information prepared under this subsection for at least 5 years after the end of the financial year for which it was prepared— for each type of material for consumer packaging used by the brand owner during the financial year— the total weight of the material; and the number of items of consumer packaging made from the material; and the total weight of the material sold in Australia; for each type of consumer packaging material recovered by or for the brand owner during the financial year— the total weight of the material; and how much of the material was re-used or recycled in Australia; and how much of the material was exported to another country for re-use or recycling; and how much of the material was used for energy recovery; and the recovery rate for the financial year in relation to the material; the weight of the consumer packaging material that was collected by or for the brand owner during the financial year and disposed of to landfill; information about how consumers were advised about how the consumer packaging material would be recovered. Section 91 prescribes this subsection for section 245 of the Act , definition prescribed provision , paragraph (c) . (sec.80-ssec.2) The brand owner must, for each financial year, give the chief executive the information prepared under subsection (1) on or before 30 September after the end of the financial year, unless the brand owner has a reasonable excuse. Section 91 prescribes this subsection for section 245 of the Act , definition prescribed provision , paragraph (c) . (sec.80-ssec.3) It is a reasonable excuse for a brand owner not to give the information prepared under subsection (1) if giving the information might tend to incriminate the brand owner or expose the brand owner to a penalty. (sec.80-ssec.4) In this section— material , for consumer packaging, means consumer packaging made from— any type of consumer packaging material; or material other than consumer packaging material ( non-consumer packaging material ); or a combination of consumer packaging material and non-consumer packaging material.