Western Australian Current Regulations

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (PROHIBITED PLASTICS AND BALLOONS) REGULATIONS 2018

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Citation  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Terms used  
   3A.     Prescribed plastic item  
   3B.     Prescribed plastic bag  
   3BA.    Prescribed drinking straw  
   3BB.    Prescribed expanded plastic packaging  
   3BC.    Rinse‑off personal care product  
   3C.     Conducting business or undertaking  
   3D.     Regulations apply to supplies that occur wholly in the State

   PART 2 -- Offences relating to plastic bags  

   4.      Offence to supply prescribed plastic bag  
   4A.     Offence in r. 4 does not apply to certain prescribed plastic bags before 1 March 2024  
   5.      Offence to give false or misleading information about a prescribed plastic bag

   PART 3 -- Offences relating to plastic items

           Division 1 -- Prescribed plastic items  

   7.      Offence to supply prescribed plastic item  
   7A.     Offence in r. 7(1) does not apply to certain supplies before 1 September 2023  
   7B.     Offence in r. 7(1) does not apply to certain supplies before 1 March 2024  
   7C.     Offence in r. 7(1) does not apply to certain supplies before 1 September 2024

           Division 2 -- Prescribed drinking straws  

   8.      Offence to supply prescribed drinking straw  
   9.      Permitted supply: straw supplied as part of pre‑packaged food or drink product  
   10.     Permitted supply: straw supplied by medical care provider  
   11.     Permitted supply: straw supplied on aircraft  
   12.     Permitted supply: straw supplied at care facility  
   13.     Permitted supply: straw supplied on request with food or drink  
   14.     Permitted supply: pack of straws supplied by authorised business or undertaking  
   15.     Permitted supply: straw supplied on wholesale basis

           Division 3 -- False or misleading information  

   16.     Offence to give false or misleading information about prescribed plastic item or prescribed drinking straw

   PART 3A -- Offences relating to degradable plastic items  

   17.     Offence to supply degradable plastic item  
   17A.    Offence in r. 17 does not apply to supplies before 1 September 2023  
   17B.    Offence to give false or misleading information about degradable plastic item

   PART 3B -- Offences relating to prescribed microbead products  

   17C.    Offence to supply prescribed microbead product  
   17D.    Offence in r. 17C does not apply to supplies before 1 September 2023  
   17E.    Offence to give false or misleading information about prescribed microbead product

   PART 3C -- Offences relating to prescribed expanded plastic packaging  

   17F.    Offence to supply prescribed expanded plastic packaging  
   17G.    Offence in r. 17F(1) does not apply to certain supplies before 1 September 2023  
   17H.    Offence in r. 17F(1) does not apply to certain supplies before 1 July 2025  
   17I.    Offence to give false or misleading information about prescribed expanded plastic packaging

   PART 4 -- Offences relating to the release of balloons  

   18.     Offences relating to release of balloons

   PART 4A -- Offence relating to prescribed plastic film signage  

   18A.    Offence to use prescribed plastic film signage outdoors for promotional or advertising purposes

   PART 5 -- Exemptions  

   19.     Term used: Department’s website  
   20.     CEO may grant exemption  
   21.     Application for exemption  
   22.     Effect of exemption
           Defined terms  
           Environmental Protection Act 1986
           Environmental Protection (Prohibited Plastics and Balloons) Regulations 2018 PART 1 -- Preliminary