Victorian Numbered Acts

ENVIRONMENT LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND OTHER MATTERS) ACT 2023 (NO. 35 OF 2023)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  

   PART 2--AMENDMENT OF CIRCULAR ECONOMY (WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING) ACT 2021

           Division 1--Recycling Victoria Fund

   3.      New Division 7 inserted in Part 2  

           Division 2--Container deposit scheme

   4.      Definitions  
   5.      Functions of the Head, Recycling Victoria—container deposit scheme  
   6.      Functions of Scheme Coordinator  
   7.      Scheme Coordinator agreement  
   8.      Content of Scheme Coordinator agreement  
   9.      Appointment of Scheme Coordinator  
   10.     Content of network operator agreements  
   11.     Appointment of network operators  
   12.     Payments to collection point operators  
   13.     Determination of first supplier  
   14.     Application for approval as suitable eligible container  
   15.     Material recovery facilities protocol  
   16.     Local government refund sharing protocol  
   17.     Offence to supply beverage without supply arrangement with Scheme Coordinator and container approval  
   18.     Guidelines  
   19.     Civil penalty order  
   20.     Criminal liability of officers of bodies corporate—accessorial liability  
   21.     New heading to Division 1 of Part 9 inserted  
   22.     New section 191A and Division 2 of Part 9 inserted  
   23.     Schedule 1—Subject matter for Regulations  

           Division 3--Waste to energy scheme

   24.     Issue of cap licences  
   25.     Conditions on cap licences  
   26.     Issue of existing operator licences  
   27.     Conditions on existing operator licences  
   28.     Schedule 1—Subject matter for Regulations  

           Division 4--Miscellaneous

   29.     Regulations  
   30.      Statute law revision  

   PART 3--AMENDMENT OF ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT 2017

           Division 1--Financial assurances

   31.     New section 218A inserted  
   32.     Section 231 substituted and new sections 231A to 231N inserted  
   33.     Application for release of financial assurance  
   34.     Decisions reviewable by VCAT  

           Division 2--Miscellaneous amendments

   35.     Definitions  
   36.     Definition  
   37.     Protection against self-incrimination  
   38.     New sections 269A and 269B inserted  
   39.     Notice to investigate  
   40.     Environmental action notice  
   41.     Site management orders  
   42.     Cost recovery powers  
   43.     Displacement of other laws  
   44.     Reports and certificates  
   45.     Liability of officers of bodies corporate—failure to exercise due diligence  
   46.     Delegation  
   47.     New Part 14.9 inserted  
   48.     Statute law revision—Part 17.1  

   PART 4--REPEAL OF THIS ACT

   49.     Repeal of this Act  
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