Queensland Numbered Acts

WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2023 - SECT 19

19 Amendment of s 99GC (Meaning of banned single-use plastic item)

(1) Section 99GC (2) —
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(2) However, a single-use plastic item that is prescribed by regulation not to be a banned single-use plastic item is not a banned single-use plastic item.

(2A) Also, a single-use plastic item that is an integral part of a shelf-ready product is not a banned single-use plastic item.

Examples—

• a straw attached to a juice box

• a fork included in a pre-packed salad

• a spoon attached to a yoghurt container

• a plate forming part of a frozen meal

(2) Section 99GC (3) , ‘(2)(b)’—
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(2)

(3) Section 99GC —
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(3A) The following provisions expire on 31 December 2025—

(a) this subsection;

(b) subsection (2A);

(c) subsection (4), definition
"shelf-ready product" .