(1) The
Coordinator’s main function is to administer and provide governance for
the scheme.
(2) Without limiting
subsection (1), the Coordinator has the following functions —
(a) to
enter into, and manage, supply agreements in order to ensure contributions are
made to the costs of the scheme;
(b) to
establish and maintain databases of container approvals and scheme agreements;
(c) to
enter into, and manage, export rebate agreements;
(d) to
establish a network of refund points by entering into refund point agreements
and, if directed to do so by the Minister, by acting as a refund point
operator;
(e) to
enter into, and manage, refund point agreements;
(f) to
enter into, and manage, material recovery agreements;
(g) to
ensure arrangements are in place for —
(i)
returning and collecting containers; and
(ii)
handling, sorting, processing, verifying, transporting
and recycling containers that have been returned to a refund point or
collected or received by an MRF operator;
(h) to
determine the amounts payable under the scheme to and by the Coordinator under
scheme agreements;
(i)
to make and receive the payments referred to in paragraph
(h);
(j) to
ensure arrangements are in place for verifying the validity of payments
claimed and made under the scheme;
(k) to
raise and maintain public awareness of the scheme, including how the scheme
operates and the location of refund points;
(l) to
receive and deal with complaints relating to the scheme from members of the
public and entities participating in the scheme;
(m) to
obtain data on recycling rates for containers prior to the commencement of the
scheme and throughout its operation in order to measure the outcomes of the
scheme;
(n) any
other functions given under this Act or another Act.
(3) Regulations may
deal with any matter in relation to the Coordinator’s functions, and may
(without limitation) —
(a) give
the Coordinator additional functions; and
(b) deal
with any matter in relation to the Coordinator’s performance of its
functions.
[Section 47Z inserted: No. 5 of 2019 s. 6.]