Western Australian Repealed Regulations Western Australian Repealed RegulationsThis legislation has been repealed.
In these regulations,
unless the contrary intention appears -
“ approved” means approved by the
Chief Executive Officer;
"carrier" means a person licensed as a carrier
under these regulations;
"clinical waste" means waste generated by medical,
nursing, dental, veterinary, pharmaceutical or other related activity which
is —
(a)
poisonous or infectious;
(b)
likely to cause injury to public health; or
(c)
contains human tissue or body parts;
"controlled waste" means a waste specified in a
category in column 1 of Schedule 1 and possessing one or more of the
characteristics described in column 2 of Schedule 2, except a waste that is -
(a)
removed under the Radiation Safety (Transport of Radioactive Substances)
Regulations 1991 ;
(b)
removed to be discharged or deposited under a disposal licence under
section 47 of the Waterways Conservation Act 1976 or removed or discharged
under a permit to discharge industrial waste under the Metropolitan Water
Supply, Sewerage and Drainage By- laws 1981 (unless it is a condition of the
licence or permit that removal of the waste is to be subject to these
regulations); or
(c)
removed by a local government or its contractor from premises within the
district of the local government under section 112(1)(a) of the Health Act
1911 ;
"corresponding law" means a law of another State
or a Territory relating to the collection, transportation, or disposal of a
controlled waste;
"disposal site" means —
(a) a
waste treatment facility or depot licensed under Part V of the Act to
store, treat, reuse, or dispose of a controlled waste;
(b) a
waste treatment facility operated by Waste Management (WA) established under
section 110L of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 ; or
(c) a
waste treatment facility or depot licensed to store, treat, reuse, or dispose
of a controlled waste under a corresponding law;
"hazard number" means the code number for a
category of waste in the classification system of the United Nations
Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods;
"interstate licence" means a licence,
authorisation, permit, notice, registration, or approval in force in another
State or a Territory under a corresponding law;
"licence" means a licence under these regulations;
"notifiable quantity" means, in relation to a
substance specified in column 1 of Schedule 1, the quantity specified in
column 2 of Schedule 1;
"operator" means a person licensed as an operator
under these regulations;
"sewage" means waste containing faecal matter or
urine.
[Regulation 3 amended in Gazette 19 Oct 2001
p. 5607.]