Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) An e‑waste
service provider must store regulated e‑waste only for the purposes
of management, aggregation, treatment, processing, sorting, recycling or
transfer.
Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of
$10 000.
(2) An e‑waste
service provider must not store regulated e‑waste for more than
12 months after the month in which it is received by the provider.
Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of
$10 000.
(3) An e‑waste
service provider must not, during the collection, storage or transportation of
regulated e‑waste by the provider, do anything that would reduce the
ability of the regulated e‑waste to be treated, processed or recycled.
Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of
$10 000.
(4) An e‑waste
service provider must, to the extent that the provider undertakes the
separation or recycling of regulated e‑waste, maximise the recovery of
processed materials and minimise the amount of residual waste from the
regulated e‑waste.
Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of
$10 000.
(5) It is a defence to
a charge of an offence under subregulation (2), (3) or (4) to
prove that the e‑waste service provider took reasonable steps to avoid
the commission of the offence.
(6) In determining
what constitutes reasonable steps for the purposes of subregulation (5),
it is relevant to take into account Australian Standard AS 5377:2022
Management of electrical and electronic equipment for re‑use or
recycling published by Standards Australia (as in force on the day on which
these regulations are made).