15Requirements in relation to trade waste

15 Requirements in relation to trade waste

(1)  A person must not cause or permit trade waste to be placed in a sewerage system if the waste contains a substance specified in Schedule 2 .

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.

(2)  A person who operates sewerage infrastructure must not accept liquid trade waste for placement in the sewerage infrastructure unless the waste complies with the standards for acceptance of the waste that are specified in Schedule 3 .

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.

(3)  Despite subregulation (2) , a person may accept for placement in sewerage infrastructure trade waste that does not comply with the local acceptance criterion specified in item 1 of Schedule 3 if he or she is satisfied that the infrastructure is capable of satisfactorily handling the trade waste even though it does not comply with that criterion.

(4)  A person must not dilute trade waste to achieve compliance with the standards for acceptance of the waste that are specified in Schedule 3 .

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.