Western Australian Repealed Regulations Western Australian Repealed RegulationsThis legislation has been repealed.
(1) A brand owner to
which this Part applies must prepare and submit to the Chief Executive Officer
an action plan —
(a)
within 12 months of the commencement of these regulations or within
12 months of becoming a brand owner to which this Part applies, whichever
is the later; or
(b)
within 2 months of being required under regulation 7 to prepare and
submit an action plan.
Penalty: $5 000.
(2) A person who
commits an offence under subregulation (1) is guilty of a separate and
further offence in respect of each month after the day of conviction during
which the failure to prepare and submit an action plan continues and is liable
in respect of each separate and further offence to a penalty of $5 000.
(3) The action plan
must contain the following information —
(a) how
the brand owner intends to ensure that the owner’s packaging, or used
consumer packaging that is substantially similar to the owner’s
packaging, is —
(i)
recovered; and
(ii)
reused, recycled, or used for energy recovery;
(b) the
quantity of each type of consumer packaging to be —
(i)
recovered; and
(ii)
reused, recycled, or used for energy recovery;
(c) how
the brand owner intends to inform the public of the way in which the
consumer packaging may be recovered.
Penalty: $5 000.
(4) The quantity
referred to in subregulation (3)(b) must be at least equivalent to the
levels of recovery and reuse, recycling, or use for energy recovery achieved
by Signatories.
(5) A brand owner to
which this Part applies must —
(a)
maintain and implement an action plan; and
(b)
comply with the plan.
Penalty: $5 000.