Recycling and Waste Reduction Act 2020

A provision is subject to investigation under Part 3 of the Regulatory Powers Act if it is:

an offence provision of this Act; or

a civil penalty provision of this Act; or

an offence provision of the Crimes Act 1914 or the Criminal Code, to the extent that the provision relates to this Act.

Part 3 of the Regulatory Powers Act creates a framework for investigating whether a provision has been contravened. It includes powers of entry, search and seizure.

For the purposes of Part 3 of the Regulatory Powers Act, as it applies in relation to evidential material that relates to a provision mentioned in subsection (1):

there are no related provisions; and

an authorised government enforcement officer is an authorised applicant; and

an authorised government enforcement officer is an authorised person; and

a magistrate is an issuing officer; and

the CEO is the relevant chief executive; and

each relevant court (as defined in section 10 of this Act) is a relevant court.

An authorised person may be assisted by other persons in exercising powers or performing functions or duties under Part 3 of the Regulatory Powers Act in relation to evidential material that relates to a provision mentioned in subsection (1).

Part 3 of the Regulatory Powers Act, as it applies in relation to a provision mentioned in subsection (1), extends to every external Territory.