Plastic Reduction and Circular Economy Act 2021

The brand owner of a regulated product must comply with a product stewardship requirement for the regulated product.

for a corporation—4,000 penalty units and, for a continuing offence, a further 400 penalty units for each day the offence continues, or

for an individual—1,000 penalty units and, for a continuing offence, a further 100 penalty units for each day the offence continues.

It is a defence in proceedings for an offence against subsection (1) if the defendant establishes that, at the time of the failure to comply, the defendant—

held an approved action plan for the product stewardship requirement, and

complied with the approved action plan and the conditions, if any, imposed by the regulator on the approved action plan.

To the extent that an approved action plan relates to a brand owner’s compliance with a product stewardship requirement, a failure to comply with the plan is evidence of a failure to comply with subsection (1).

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