Container Refund Scheme Regulations 2023

For the purposes of the definition of exempt container in section 3 of the Act, each of the following classes of containers is prescribed as a class of containers to which the Act does not apply:

containers that – are made of glass; and are marketed as being able to be refilled, with a beverage or substance, by the person who first supplied the container, the beverage or the substance;

containers designed to hold less than 150 millilitres of liquid;

containers designed to hold more than 3 litres of liquid;

containers that have held one or more of the following beverages:animal milks that are unflavoured; plant-based milk substitutes that are unflavoured; concentrated juice, whether fruit juice or vegetable juice or a combination of both, that is intended to be diluted before consumption; concentrated cordial, or similar concentrate, that is intended to be diluted before consumption;

containers that have held a beverage that – is included, as a tonic or supplement, on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods within the meaning of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 of the Commonwealth; and is supplied with a label, or accompanying document, that specifies – a recommended maximum dose for the beverage; and a statement that the beverage is for medicinal or therapeutic purposes;

containers that have held one litre or more of – flavoured milk; or flavoured plant-based milk substitutes; or a beverage that is comprised of at least 90% fruit juice or vegetable juice, or a combination of both;

containers that – are made of cardboard; and have an interior lined with plastic or foil, or both; and have held one litre or more of – wine; or a beverage that contains wine and has an alcohol by volume content of less than 10%; or water, including mineral water and spring water;

containers that – are made of plastic or foil, or both; and have held 250 millilitres or more of wine;

containers that – are made of glass; and are sold while containing only the following beverages:wine; an alcoholic beverage produced by distillation.