Claiming refund amount from container refund point
99S Claiming refund amount from container refund point
A person may claim a refund amount for an empty container by presenting the container at a container refund point.
The operator of the container refund point must accept the container and pay the person the refund amount for the container.
Maximum penalty—300 penalty units.
However, subsection (2) does not apply if—
the container is not registered; or
the refund marking is not displayed on the container; or
the operator of the container refund point reasonably believes a refund amount has already been paid for the container; or
if the person is required to give the operator a refund declaration under section 99T—the person does not comply with the requirement; or
if a sign at the container refund point states that the operator of the container refund point pays refund amounts in a way other than in cash—the person refuses to accept the refund amount paid in the other way.
Note—
See section 99V for provisions about the ways the operator of a container refund point may pay refund amounts.
This section does not apply to a container refund point that is a reverse vending machine.
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