Environment Protection (Beverage Containers and Plastic Bags) Regulations 2011

In these Regulations:

cordial means concentrated syrup that:

(a) contains the following ingredients (whether or not it also contains other ingredients):

(iii) colouring or flavouring, or both (whether natural or artificial); and

health tonic means a liquid:

(a) included in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (Cth); and

infringement notice, for Part 3, see regulation 8.

infringement notice offence, for Part 3, see regulation 7(1).

prescribed amount, for Part 3, see regulation 7(2).

(1) For the definition approved refund marking in section 4 of the Act, an approved refund marking for a regulated container is a mark or label that clearly and legibly states:

(b) "10c refund at SA/NT collection depots in State/Territory of purchase"; or

(c) "10c refund at collection depots/points in participating State/Territory of purchase".

Note for subregulation (1)(c)

The 10c refund is payable only by an operator of an approved collection depot. The approved refund marking mentions "collection points" because that term is used instead of "collection depots" in New South Wales.

(2) However, for subregulation (1)(a), it is irrelevant if the marking reads "Northern Territory" instead of "NT".

For section 7(2) of the Act, each of the following liquids is not a beverage:

(a) concentrated fruit or vegetable juice, or a mixture of concentrated fruit and vegetable juices, intended to be diluted before consumption;

(1) This regulation applies to the operator of a collection depot if:

(b) under the collection approval for the machine, the operator is authorised to pay refund amounts from the machine in the way provided in this regulation.

(2) For section 19(3) of the Act, a refund amount may be paid to the person delivering the container:

(a) by issuing to the person a redeemable voucher for the refund amount; or

(b) by crediting the refund amount to a recognised account nominated by the person.

(3) Subregulation (2) has effect subject to any conditions imposed on the collection approval for the reverse vending machine that limit the way in which the operator may pay refund amounts.

recognised account means:

(b) an account with a provider of goods or services, the balance of which may be withdrawn as cash.

Example for definition recognised account, paragraph (b)

An account with a retailer accessible through the use of a swipe card that is issued by the retailer and swiped through the reverse vending machine when the container is deposited to credit the refund amount to the account.

redeemable voucher means a voucher that may be redeemed for the refund amount in cash (whether or not it may instead be redeemed as payment for goods or services).

(1) For section 56(1)(b) of the Act, the retailer must display, in a prominent position at each place in the premises where the retailer makes a prohibited plastic bag available, a notice that:

(a) subject to subregulation (2), is not less than 95 mm in height and 150 mm in width; and

The Territory Government is banning the supply of lightweight, single use, non-biodegradable plastic bags from 1 September 2011. Alternative bags are available from this retail outlet.

(2) The requirement in subregulation (1)(a) does not apply to a notice in electronic form.