Exempt development—disposal of drug exhibit waste
2.155 Exempt development—disposal of drug exhibit waste
Development for the purposes of the incineration of drug exhibit waste in a facility that has the written approval of the NSW Police Force is exempt development if the development is carried out in compliance with the following requirements—
the only drug exhibit waste incinerated is waste received from the NSW Police Force,
that waste is contained in drug bags made of polyethylene, or polypropylene, that is chlorine-free,
the combustion chamber used for the incineration of that waste and its casing is as airtight as reasonably possible,
during the incineration of that waste in that combustion chamber, combustion gases within the chamber are at or above 850°C for a minimum of 2 seconds,
the plant used for the incineration is fitted with monitoring and control equipment to monitor and ensure compliance with paragraph (d) and that equipment is maintained in working condition and used during any incineration of that waste,
no more than 50 kilograms of that waste is placed into, or otherwise contained in, the combustion chamber for incineration at any one time.
In this section—
drug exhibit waste means any prohibited drug or prohibited plant—
that is listed in Schedule 1 to the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985, and
that was collected, seized or confiscated by, or surrendered to, the NSW Police Force, and
that is no longer required by the NSW Police Force.
Note.
Part 3A of the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 contains provisions about the destruction of exhibits (including the disposal of prohibited plants and prohibited drugs) and requires the destruction of exhibits to occur in the presence of police officers.
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