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ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION (BEVERAGE CONTAINERS AND PLASTIC BAGS) ACT 2011 - SECT 101

Continuation of certain rights under existing validated approval

    (1)     Subsection (3) applies in relation to the holder of an existing validated approval that is a collection approval if the holder:

        (a)     delivered relevant containers to a CDS coordinator before the commencement day; or

        (b)     delivers relevant containers to a CDS coordinator on or after the commencement day.

    (2)     Subsection (3) also applies if the existing validated approval is cancelled and the person who previously held the approval:

        (a)     paid a refund amount for relevant containers delivered to the person on or before the day on which the person was given a cancellation notice; and

        (b)     delivers the relevant containers to a CDS coordinator on or after that day.

    (3)     Former section 20(2) to (4) continues to apply, as if former section 20 had not been repealed by the amendment Act, in relation to the rights of the operator:

        (a)     to require and receive payment from the CDS coordinator; and

        (b)     if the coordinator does not pay the amount as required – to recover the amount as a debt payable to the operator.

    (4)     In this section:

"relevant containers" means containers to which a circumstance mentioned in former section 20(1)(a) to (c) applies.

"cancellation notice" means a notice given under section 100(2).



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