Environment Protection Regulation 2005

In this part:

agency means the entity nominated by a jurisdiction for the NEPM.

consignment authorisation means an approval allowing the movement of controlled waste into a jurisdiction of destination given by an agency or a facility delegated by the agency in the jurisdiction.

controlled waste means a thing mentioned in the NEPM, schedule A, list 1 (Waste categories) if it has 1 or more of the characteristics mentioned in the NEPM, schedule A, list 2 (Characteristics of controlled wastes).

facility means a place where controlled waste is received.

jurisdiction of destination, for movement of controlled waste, means the jurisdiction where the facility is located that the waste is being moved to.

jurisdiction of origin, for movement of controlled waste, means the jurisdiction where the waste is being moved from.

jurisdiction of transit, for movement of controlled waste, means a jurisdiction through which the waste is moved that is not the jurisdiction of origin or the jurisdiction of destination.

NEPM means the National Environment Protection (Movement of Controlled Waste between States and Territories) Measure, as in force from time to time, made under the national scheme laws.

Note 1 The national scheme laws are the National Environment Protection Council Act 1994 and the National Environment Protection Council Act 1994 (Cwlth).

Note 2 The NEPM does not need to be notified under the Legislation Act because s 47 (6) does not apply (see Act, s 164B). The NEPM is accessible at www.legislation.gov.au.

producer means a person who produces controlled waste.

transporter means a person who moves controlled waste—

waste means a thing, whether valuable or not, that is—