Victorian Numbered Regulations

CIRCULAR ECONOMY (WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING) (CONTAINER DEPOSIT SCHEME) AMENDMENT (MISCELLANEOUS) REGULATIONS 2023 (SR NO 107 OF 2023) - REG 9

For regulation 11 of the Principal Regulations substitute —

        "     11     Conditions of approval of an eligible container as a suitable eligible container

For the purposes of section 99(3)(a) of the Act, the prescribed conditions are the following—

        (a)     the container must display on its outside or on a label that covers the container (in addition to anything else that may be used to scan the container)—

              (i)     a GTIN barcode; or

              (ii)     a product barcode that—

    (A)     complies with the GS1 Standard; and

    (B)     does not duplicate any GTIN barcode or other product barcode; and

    (C)     is between 8 and 14 digits long;

        (b)     the barcode displayed in accordance with paragraph (a) must be easily readable by a scanner;

        (c)     if the container is manufactured for sale in a multipack and not for individual sale, the external packaging of the multipack must display a barcode unique to the multipack;

        (d)     the approval applies only to containers that—

              (i)     are of identical volume; and

              (ii)     are made of identical material; and

              (iii)     are designed to contain the same beverage; and

              (iv)     display the same barcode.".