Refund declaration and proof of identity
99T Refund declaration and proof of identity
A person who claims a refund amount at a container refund point under section 99S must give the operator of the container refund point a refund declaration if—
the claim is for a bulk quantity of empty containers and the person has not entered into a bulk claim arrangement with the operator; or
the operator asks the person for a refund declaration.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
A refund declaration is a notice in which a person declares, for the containers for which the person is claiming a refund amount—
the containers were collected in Queensland or a corresponding jurisdiction for the purpose of claiming the refund amount under the scheme or a corresponding scheme; and
that the person reasonably believes—
all the containers display the refund marking; and
all the containers are registered; and
a refund amount has not previously been paid for the containers.
A refund declaration must be—
in the approved form; and
signed by the person making the declaration; and
accompanied by an official document containing the person’s photograph (for example, a passport or driver licence) as proof of the person’s identity.
In this section—
bulk claim arrangement, between a person and the operator of a container refund point, is an arrangement in writing—
under which the operator agrees to accept claims for refund amounts for bulk quantities of empty containers from the person; and
that states the person’s obligations under the arrangement in relation to claiming the refund amounts and delivering empty containers to the container refund point.
bulk quantity, of empty containers, means the quantity of containers prescribed by regulation.
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed by regulation
). Made under this Act:
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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