Definitions
20 Definitions
In this Part—
beverage—see section 21.
collection point means—
any facility or premises for the collection and handling of containers delivered to the facility or premises in consideration of the payment of refund amounts, or
a reverse vending machine, or
any other facility or premises of a kind prescribed by the regulations.
collection point arrangement—see section 25.
collection point operator, in relation to a collection point, means—
a person who has entered into a collection point arrangement with a network operator in connection with the operation of the collection point, or
if there is no collection point arrangement in force in respect of the collection point—a network operator who administers and operates the collection point.
container—see section 22.
container approval means a container approval issued and in force under Division 3.
corresponding law means a law of another State or a Territory that is declared by the regulations to be a corresponding law for the purposes of this Part.
domestic waste management services has the same meaning as in the Local Government Act 1993.
material recovery facility operator means—
a person who carries on a business that is or includes the processing for reuse or recycling of domestic waste designated for recycling and collected by that or any other person during the course of domestic waste management services and who—
holds an environment protection licence under the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 authorising the processing of the waste (otherwise than by thermal treatment) at specified premises, or
is approved in writing by the EPA as a material recovery facility operator for the purposes of this Part, or
any other person of a class prescribed by the regulations.
network arrangement—see section 25.
network operator means a person with whom the Minister enters into a network operator agreement (and, when used in relation to a network operator agreement, means the person with whom the Minister enters into the agreement).
network operator agreement—see section 24.
refund amount means the amount prescribed by the regulations under section 23.
refund marking, in relation to a container, means a marking or labelling that complies with the requirements prescribed by the regulations.
reverse vending machine means a machine or other device from which refund amounts can be obtained by an operation that involves inserting empty containers into the device, whether or not some other action is required to activate the device.
Scheme means the container deposit scheme established by this Part.
Scheme administration agreement—see section 24.
Scheme arrangement means—
a supply arrangement, or
a network arrangement, or
a collection point arrangement.
Scheme Coordinator means the person with whom the Minister enters into a Scheme Coordinator agreement.
Scheme Coordinator agreement—see section 24.
Scheme participant means—
a Scheme Coordinator, or
a network operator, or
a supplier who has entered into a supply arrangement with a Scheme Coordinator, or
a collection point operator.
supplier means a person who carries on a business that is or includes the supply of beverages in containers, but does not include a person of a class excluded from the operation of this Part by the regulations.
supply means supply, by way of sale or otherwise, in the course of carrying on a business.
supply arrangement—see section 25.
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed by the regulations
, declared by the regulations
, the regulations
). Made under this Act:
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