Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011

The participants in an accredited product stewardship scheme may amend the scheme by agreement of all the participants.

The scheme manager for the scheme must advise the chief executive of the amendment within 10 business days after the amendment is made if the amendment is one of the following—

adding to the participants in the scheme or removing any of the participants;

changing the scheme manager for the scheme;

adding to the brands of the product that are the subject of the scheme.

The chief executive must record, on the register of accredited product stewardship schemes, details of the amendment the chief executive considers appropriate.

An amendment under subsection (1) must not include an amendment that will have an adverse effect on achieving the scheme’s objectives, including, for example, by affecting the ability of the scheme to meet its objectives within the time frames included in the scheme.

Subsection (4) does not stop the accreditation of a new voluntary product stewardship scheme to replace an existing accredited scheme.