Submission of waste data returns
72 Submission of waste data returns
The operator of a levyable waste disposal site must give the chief executive the returns (each a waste data return) required of the operator under subsections (2) and (3)—
by the due date for the site; and
in the way decided by the chief executive as published on the department’s website.
Maximum penalty—300 penalty units.
Each of the following operators must give the chief executive a summary data return—
the operator of a levyable waste disposal site in the waste levy zone;
the operator of a levyable waste disposal site in the non-levy zone if any levyable waste, generated at a place outside the non-levy zone, is received at the site during the levy period to which the return relates.
Each of the following operators must give the chief executive a detailed data return—
the operator of a levyable waste disposal site in the waste levy zone if—
the operator is required to hold an environmental authority for the disposal of more than 10,000 tonnes of waste in a year at the site; or
from 1 July 2021—the operator is required to hold an environmental authority for the disposal of more than 5,000 tonnes, but not more than 10,000 tonnes, of waste in a year at the site; or
from 1 July 2024—the operator is not mentioned in subparagraph (i) or (ii);
the operator of a levyable waste disposal site in the non-levy zone if—
the operator is required to hold an environmental authority for the disposal of more than 10,000 tonnes of waste in a year at the site; and
at least 50 tonnes of levyable waste, generated outside the non-levy zone, is received at the site during the levy period to which the return relates.
In this section—
detailed data return means a return providing comprehensive information about all movements of waste and other material required to be measured under section 59.
due date, for a levyable waste disposal site, means—
the end of the last business day of the month following the end of a levy period for the site; or
if the chief executive grants an extension of time under section 72G, 72H or 72I for submitting the returns for the site—the end of the extension.
summary data return means a return providing a summary of information, required to be measured under section 59, that the chief executive may use to calculate amounts payable for a particular levy period for a levyable waste disposal site.
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