Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts(see s 3)
Note 1 The Legislation Act
contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this Act.
Note 2 For example, the Legislation Act
, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:
• ACAT
• ACT
• administrative unit
• appoint
• chief officer (fire and rescue)
• Criminal Code
• director-general (see s 163)
• disallowable instrument (see s 9)
• fail
• function
• give
• may (see s 146)
• Minister (see s 162)
• must (see s 146)
• notifiable instrument (see s 10)
• penalty unit (see s 133)
• person
• police officer
• under.
"affected person", for an original decision, for part 16 (Reconsideration of decisions)—see section 114.
"authorised person "means a person appointed under section 74.
"connected", with an offence, for division 13.2 (Authorised people)—see section 73.
"corresponding law", of a State, means a law of the state about the registration or licensing of people who carry out waste activities.
Note State includes the Northern Territory (see Legislation Act
, dict, pt 1).
"decision-maker", for a reviewable decision, for part 17 (Notification and review of decisions)—see section 120.
"enforceable undertaking", for part 14 (Enforceable undertakings)—see section 95.
"environmental protection agreement"—see the Environment Protection Act 1997
, dictionary.
"licence" means a waste facility licence.
"licensee", in relation to a licence, means the person that is the holder of the licence.
"occupier", of premises, for division 13.2 (Authorised people)—see section 73.
"offence", for division 13.2 (Authorised people)—see section 73.
"original decision", for part 16 (Reconsideration of decisions)—see section 114.
"person" includes an unincorporated body.
"premises", for division 13.2 (Authorised people)—see section 73.
"proposed undertaking", for part 14 (Enforceable undertakings)—see section 96 (3).
"reconsideration application", for part 16 (Reconsideration of decisions)—see section 115 (2).
"registered", in relation to a waste transporter, means entered in the register of waste transporters.
"register of waste facility licences" means the register kept under section 25.
"register of waste transporters" means the register kept under section 37.
"registration number"—see section 34 (4) (b) (ii).
"regulatory action", against a person, for part 7 (Regulatory action)—see section 43.
"reviewable decision", for part 17 (Notification and review of decisions)—see section 120.
"show cause notice", for part 7 (Regulatory action)—see section 43.
"store", for part 10 (Waste storage and collection)—see section 63.
"undertakings register", for part 14 (Enforceable undertakings)—see section 95.
"warrant", for division 13.2 (Authorised people)—see section 73.
"waste"—
(a) for this Act generally—see section 10; and
(b) for part 10 (Waste storage and collection)—see section 63.
"waste activity"—see section 11.
"waste collection service", for part 10 (Waste storage and collection)—see section 63.
"waste facility"—see section 14.
"waste facility licence"—see section 15.
"waste management business"—see section 12.
"waste manager" means the Waste Manager appointed under section 16.
"waste site", for division 15.2 (Specific offences)—see section 106.
"waste transporter"—see section 13.
Endnotes
1 Presentation speech
Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 7 June 2016.
2 Notification
Notified under the Legislation Act
on 24 August 2016.
3 Republications of amended laws
For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au
.
I certify that the above is a true copy of the Waste Management and
Resource Recovery Bill 2016, which was passed by the Legislative Assembly
on 4 August 2016.
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly
© Australian Capital Territory 2016