Waste that is scheduled PCB material to be sent for treatment
52 Waste that is scheduled PCB material to be sent for treatment
A person who generates waste that is scheduled PCB material must, within 1 year after the waste is generated, send the waste to a licensed treatment facility for treatment.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
It is a defence to a charge of an offence against subsection (1) for the person to show that the person has a reasonable excuse for not complying.
Example of a circumstance that may be a reasonable excuse—
that there is no licensed treatment facility to which the waste can be sent within 1 year after it is generated
If a person is not able to comply with subsection (1), the person must—
give the chief executive a notice stating—
that the person is not able to comply with subsection (1), and the reason; and
how the person will ensure the waste is sent to a licensed treatment facility for treatment as soon as practicable; and
send the waste to a licensed treatment facility, for treatment, as soon as is practicable.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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