Northern Territory Numbered Acts

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION (BEVERAGE CONTAINERS AND PLASTIC BAGS) ACT 2011 (NO 2 OF 2011) - SECT 51

    (1)     A prohibited plastic bag is:

    (a)     a carry bag:

        (i)     the body of which comprises (in whole or part) polyethylene with a thickness of less than 35 microns; and

        (ii)     that has handles; or

    (b)     a bag of a kind prescribed by regulation.

    (2)     However, each of the following is not a prohibited plastic bag:

    (a)     a biodegradable bag;

    (b)     a plastic bag that is, or forms an integral part of, the packaging in which goods are sealed prior to sale;

    (c)     a bag of a kind prescribed by regulation.