Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCE RECOVERY ACT 2016 (NO. 51 OF 2016) - SECT 60

    (1)     The Minister may approve a code of practice in relation to a waste activity.

Examples—codes of practice in relation to a waste activity

1     code of practice for disposal of waste from a demolition or construction site

2     code of practice for collection, handling and treatment of putrescibles waste

3     code of practice for storage and placement for collection of domestic waste

Note     An example is part of the Act, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act

, s 126 and s 132).

    (2)     An approved code of practice may apply, adopt or incorporate an instrument, as in force from time to time.

Note 1     The text of an applied, adopted or incorporated instrument, whether applied as in force from time to time or at a particular time, is taken to be a notifiable instrument if the operation of the Legislation Act

, s 47 (5) or (6) is not disapplied (see s 47 (7)).

Note 2     A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act

.

Note 3     A reference to an instrument includes a reference to a provision of an instrument (see Legislation Act

, s 14 (2)).

    (3)     An approved code of practice is a disallowable instrument.

Note     A disallowable instrument must be notified, and presented to the Legislative Assembly, under the Legislation Act

.