Contents

1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1

2............ Commencement................................................................................... 2

3............ Schedules............................................................................................ 3

Schedule 1--Hazardous waste                                                                                       4

Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989                     4

Schedule 2--Regulatory powers                                                                                   5

Part 1--Amendments                                                                                                    5

Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989                     5

Part 2--Application and saving provisions                                                      31

Schedule 3--Record keeping, information and confidentiality               35

Part 1--Amendments                                                                                                  35

Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989                   35

Part 2--Application provisions                                                                              45

Schedule 4--Offence and civil penalty provisions                                           46

Part 1--Amendments                                                                                                  46

Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989                   46

Part 2--Transitional and saving provisions                                                      76

Part 3--Contingent amendments                                                                          78

Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989                   78

Schedule 5--Other amendments                                                                                 79

Part 1--Australian waters                                                                                         79

Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989                   79

Part 2--Commenting on permit applications                                                  80

Division 1--Amendments                                                                                        80

Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989                   80

Division 2--Application of amendments                                                              82

Part 3--Granting, revoking or varying Basel permits                                 83

Division 1--Main amendments                                                                              83

Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989                   83

Division 2--Consequential amendments                                                              95

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999                 95

Division 3--Application and transitional provisions                                           96

Part 4--Publication of certain particulars                                                         98

Division 1--Amendments                                                                                        98

Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989                   98

Division 2--Application provisions                                                                        99

Part 5--Fees                                                                                                                   101

Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989                 101

Part 6--New consultation mechanism                                                              102

Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989                 102

 

 

 

Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Amendment Act 2021

No. 73, 2021

 

An Act to amend the Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989, and for related purposes

[Assented to 30 June 2021]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

[Minister's second reading speech made in--

House of Representatives on 18 March 2021

Senate on 24 June 2021]