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CONTAINER REFUND SCHEME REGULATIONS 2023 (S.R. 2023, NO. 93) - REG 4

Exempt containers
For the purposes of the definition of exempt container in section 3 of the Act, each of the following classes of containers is prescribed as a class of containers to which the Act does not apply:
(a) containers that –
(i) are made of glass; and
(ii) are marketed as being able to be refilled, with a beverage or substance, by the person who first supplied the container, the beverage or the substance;
(b) containers designed to hold less than 150 millilitres of liquid;
(c) containers designed to hold more than 3 litres of liquid;
(d) containers that have held one or more of the following beverages:
(i) animal milks that are unsweetened and unflavoured;
(ii) plant-based milk substitutes that are unsweetened and unflavoured;
(iii) concentrated juice, whether fruit juice or vegetable juice or a combination of both, that is intended to be diluted before consumption;
(iv) concentrated cordial, or similar concentrate, that is intended to be diluted before consumption;
(e) containers that have held a beverage that –
(i) is included, as a tonic or supplement, on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods within the meaning of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 of the Commonwealth; and
(ii) is supplied with a label, or accompanying document, that specifies –
(A) a recommended maximum dose for the beverage; and
(B) a statement that the beverage is for medicinal or therapeutic purposes;
(f) containers that have held one litre or more of –
(i) flavoured milk; or
(ii) flavoured plant-based milk substitutes; or
(iii) a beverage that is comprised of at least 90% fruit juice or vegetable juice, or a combination of both;
(g) containers that –
(i) are made of cardboard; and
(ii) have an interior lined with plastic or foil, or both; and
(iii) have held one litre or more of –
(A) wine; or
(B) a beverage that contains wine and has an alcohol by volume content of less than 10%; or
(C) water, including mineral water and spring water;
(h) containers that –
(i) are made of plastic or foil, or both; and
(ii) have held 250 millilitres or more of wine;
(i) containers that –
(i) are made of glass; and
(ii) are sold while containing only the following beverages:
(A) wine;
(B) liquor;
(C) an alcoholic beverage produced by distillation.



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