Interpretation

In force

(1)

In this Schedule, unless the contrary intention appears—

community wastewater management system or

CWMS means a system for the collection and management of wastewater generated in a town, regional area or other community;

contaminated stormwater has the same meaning as in the Environment Protection (Water

Quality) Policy 2015;

domestic waste means waste produced in the course of a domestic activity;

e‑waste means waste comprised of electrical or electronic equipment;

human wastewater means human waste either alone or in combination with water;

liquid waste means waste classified as liquid waste in accordance with the assessment process set out in the guideline

Liquid waste classification test, re‑issued by the Authority in September 2003;

listed waste means a substance or thing listed in Part B of this

Schedule;

medical practice includes the practice of pathology and the operation of an immunisation clinic;

medical sharps means needles, syringes with needles, surgical instruments or any other articles or devices that have been discarded in the course of medical, dental or veterinary practice or research and have sharp edges, protuberances or points capable of causing a penetrating injury to a person who comes into contact with them;

medical waste means—

(a)

medical sharps; or

(b)

human tissue, bone, organ, body part or foetus; or

(c)

a vessel, bag or tube containing a liquid body substance;

(d)

an animal carcass discarded in the course of veterinary or medical practice or research; or

(e)

a specimen or culture discarded in the course of medical, dental or veterinary practice or research and any material that has come into contact with such a specimen or culture; or

(f)

any other article or matter that is discarded in the course of medical, dental or veterinary practice or research and that poses a significant risk to the health of a person who comes into contact with it;

on-site, in relation to the storage or disposal of waste or other matter—see subclause (3)(a);

prescribed factors—see subclause (3)(b);

prescribed approved activity—each of the following is a prescribed approved activity:

(a)

the on‑site storage or disposal of domestic waste;

(b)

a regulated beverage container activity;

(c)

a regulated drop‑off station for e‑waste;

(d)

the temporary on‑site storage of waste (other than tyre waste) while awaiting transport to another place;

(e)

the conduct of a depot, works or facility—

(i)

for the disposal by incineration (by way of thermal oxidation using fuel burning equipment) of solid trade waste; and

(ii)

that has a processing capacity not exceeding 100 kilograms per hour;

(f)

the storage or disposal of tyre waste in a manner approved by the

Authority;

(g)

the disposal of human wastewater or sewage to land in a manner approved by the Authority;

quarantine waste means waste that is subject to quarantine under the Quarantine

Act 1908 of the Commonwealth;

regulated beverage container activity—see subclause (2);

regulated drop-off station for e-waste means a depot, facility or works for the reception of e-waste conducted at a particular location on an occasional basis (not exceeding a total of 30 days during a 12 month period) by a council or other public authority or under a co‑regulatory arrangement (within the meaning of the

Product Stewardship

Act 2011 of the Commonwealth);

tyre waste means waste or other matter comprised of tyres or tyre pieces;

waste has the same meaning as in section 4, and includes wastewater;

wastewater means waste principally consisting of water and includes—

(a)

human wastewater;

(b)

sewage;

(c)

water containing food or beverage waste;

(d)

wash down water or cooling water;

(e)

irrigation runoff or contaminated stormwater;

(f)

water containing any other trade waste or industrial waste;

(g)

any other water that has been used in any form of human activity;

(h)

a combination of any of the above.

(2)

For the purposes of this Schedule, each of the following is a regulated beverage container activity:

(a)

the collection and handling of beverage containers by the holder of an approval to operate a collection depot under section 69;

(b)

the collection, handling and delivery for reuse, recycling or other disposal of beverage containers by the holder of an approval to carry on business as a super collector under section 69;

(c)

the handling for charitable or non‑profit purposes only of beverage containers bearing an approved refund marking under

Part

8Division 2.

(3)

For the purposes of this Schedule, unless the contrary intention appears—

(a)

a reference to the on‑site storage or disposal of waste or other matter is a reference to the storage or disposal of the waste or matter at the place at which the waste or matter was generated; and

(b)

a reference to the prescribed factors, in relation to an activity, is a reference to—

(i)

the nature and purpose of the activity; and

(ii)

the location of the activity; and

(iii)

the scale and duration of the activity; and

(iv)

the nature and amount of any waste or pollution produced by the activity; and

(v)

the manner of conduct of the activity; and

(vi)

any other factors considered relevant by the

Authority.

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