South Australian Numbered Acts

PLASTIC SHOPPING BAGS (WASTE AVOIDANCE) ACT 2008 (NO 45 OF 2008) - SECT 3

3—Interpretation

In this Act—

"authorised officer" means a person who is an authorised officer for the purposes of the Environment Protection Act 1993 ;

"biodegradable bag" means a carry bag comprised of material of a type that has been assessed and tested in accordance with the relevant standard and can, in accordance with the relevant standard, be designated as compostable;

"plastic shopping bag" means—

            (a)         a carry bag—

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

                  (ii)         that includes handles; or

            (b)         a bag that is of a kind brought within the ambit of this definition by the regulations,

but does not include—

            (c)         a biodegradable bag; or

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

            (e)         a bag that is of a kind excluded from the ambit of this definition by the regulations;

"prescribed day" means a day prescribed by regulation for the purposes of this definition;

"relevant standard" means AS 4736/2006 (as in force from time to time).