Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) A person must not
dispose of paper, plastic, cardboard, bait bags, or other combustible
materials by dumping them at sea.
Penalty: $1 000.
(2) A person must
dispose of paper, plastic, cardboard, bait bags and other combustible items of
a like nature —
(a) by
returning these items to the mainland for recycling or disposal; or
(b) by
incinerating these items in an incinerator.
(3) Where any unburnt
residue remains after incineration under subregulation (2), the person
incinerating the items must ensure that the residue is disposed of
by —
(a)
returning it to the mainland for disposal; or
(b) by
bagging, or otherwise containing, it in non‑hazardous natural and
non‑combustible material and dumping it at an approved refuse dumping
site.
Penalty: $1 000.