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The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
THE SENATE
Presented and read a first time
Product Stewardship Bill 2011
No. , 2011
(Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities)
A Bill for an Act to provide a framework for reducing the environmental and other impacts of products, and for related purposes
Contents
Division 1—Preliminary 1
1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1
2............ Commencement................................................................................... 2
Division 2—Guide to this Act 3
3............ Guide to this Act................................................................................. 3
Division 3—Objects of this Act and product stewardship criteria 7
4............ Objects of this Act.............................................................................. 7
5............ Product stewardship criteria................................................................ 8
Division 4—The Dictionary 9
6............ The Dictionary.................................................................................... 9
Division 5—Application of this Act 13
7............ Act binds Crown............................................................................... 13
8............ Extension to external Territories........................................................ 13
9............ Relationship to State and Territory laws............................................ 13
Part 2—Voluntary product stewardship 15
Division 1—Guide to this Part 15
10.......... Guide to this Part.............................................................................. 15
Division 2—Voluntary product stewardship 16
11.......... Exercising rights in product stewardship logo in accordance with accredited voluntary arrangement 16
12.......... What is an accredited voluntary arrangement .................................. 16
13.......... Accreditation of voluntary arrangements........................................... 17
14.......... What is a product stewardship logo .................................................. 18
15.......... What are the Commonwealth’s intellectual property rights in a product stewardship logo 19
16.......... Commonwealth’s intellectual property rights not limited.................. 19
Part 3—Co-regulatory product stewardship 21
Division 1—Guide to this Part 21
17.......... Guide to this Part.............................................................................. 21
Division 2—Requirements for liable parties and administrators of co-regulatory arrangements 23
Subdivision A—Requirement for liable party to be member of approved co-regulatory arrangement 23
18.......... Liable party to be member of approved co-regulatory arrangement... 23
19.......... Who is a liable party in relation to a class of products...................... 24
20.......... What is an approved co-regulatory arrangement ............................. 25
21.......... Outcomes for co-regulatory arrangements........................................ 26
22.......... Matters to be dealt with by co-regulatory arrangements.................... 27
Subdivision B—Requirements for administrators of approved co-regulatory arrangements 27
23.......... Administrator to achieve outcomes for co-regulatory arrangement... 27
Subdivision C—Requirements for liable parties and administrators 28
24.......... Requirements relating to record-keeping, giving information and reporting 28
Division 3—Approving co-regulatory arrangements 30
25.......... Approving co-regulatory arrangements—application........................ 30
26.......... Approving co-regulatory arrangements—decision............................ 30
Division 4—Reviewing co-regulatory arrangements and cancelling approvals 32
27.......... Reviewing approved co-regulatory arrangements............................. 32
28.......... Cancelling approvals of a co-regulatory arrangements...................... 32
Division 5—Enforcing approved co-regulatory arrangements 35
29.......... Improvement notices......................................................................... 35
30.......... Directed audits—general................................................................... 36
31.......... Directed audits—appointing auditor and carrying out audit.............. 36
Division 6—Other matters relating to co-regulatory product stewardship 37
32.......... Co-regulatory product stewardship—anti-avoidance........................ 37
33.......... Co-regulatory product stewardship—replacing administrator........... 38
34.......... Co-regulatory product stewardship—constitutional connection........ 39
35.......... Co-regulatory product stewardship—reading down provision for administrators 40
Part 4—Mandatory product stewardship 41
Division 1—Guide to this Part 41
36.......... Guide to this Part.............................................................................. 41
Division 2—Mandatory product stewardship 42
37.......... Mandatory product stewardship requirements may be specified in regulations 42
38.......... Contravening mandatory product stewardship requirements............. 44
39.......... Mandatory product stewardship—satisfying product stewardship criteria and furthering objects etc. 44
40.......... Mandatory product stewardship—constitutional connection............. 45
Part 5—Enforcing this Act 46
Division 1—Guide to this Part 46
41.......... Guide to this Part.............................................................................. 46
Division 2—Civil penalty provisions 47
Subdivision A—Obtaining a civil penalty order 47
42.......... Civil penalty orders........................................................................... 47
43.......... Maximum amount of pecuniary penalty............................................ 48
44.......... Involvement in contravening civil penalty provision......................... 49
45.......... Civil enforcement of penalty............................................................. 49
46.......... Conduct contravening more than one civil penalty provision............ 49
47.......... Multiple contraventions..................................................................... 50
48.......... Proceedings may be heard together................................................... 50
49.......... Civil evidence and procedure rules for civil penalty orders............... 50
50.......... Contravening a civil penalty provision is not an offence................... 50
Subdivision B—Civil liability of executive officers of bodies corporate 51
51.......... Civil liability of executive officer of body corporate......................... 51
52.......... Reasonable steps to prevent contravention........................................ 52
Subdivision C—Civil proceedings and criminal proceedings 53
53.......... Civil proceedings after criminal proceedings..................................... 53
54.......... Criminal proceedings during civil proceedings................................. 53
55.......... Criminal proceedings after civil proceedings..................................... 53
56.......... Evidence given in civil proceedings not admissible in criminal proceedings 54
Subdivision D—Miscellaneous 54
57.......... Mistake of fact.................................................................................. 54
58.......... State of mind..................................................................................... 55
59.......... Continuing contraventions................................................................ 55
Division 3—Publicising offences, contraventions and decisions 57
60.......... Minister may publicise certain offences, contraventions and decisions 57
Division 4—Enforceable undertakings 59
61.......... Acceptance of undertakings.............................................................. 59
62.......... Enforcement of undertakings............................................................ 59
Division 5—Injunctions 61
63.......... Injunctions........................................................................................ 61
64.......... Granting interim injunctions.............................................................. 61
65.......... Discharging or varying injunctions................................................... 62
66.......... Certain limits on granting injunctions not to apply............................ 62
Part 6—Compliance powers 63
Division 1—Guide to this Part 63
67.......... Guide to this Part.............................................................................. 63
Division 2—Powers of inspectors 64
Subdivision A—Appointment of inspectors 64
68.......... Minister may appoint inspectors....................................................... 64
69.......... Identity cards..................................................................................... 65
70.......... Offence for failing to return identity card.......................................... 65
Subdivision B—Powers of inspectors 66
71.......... Purposes for which powers can be used........................................... 66
72.......... Inspection powers—with consent..................................................... 66
73.......... Refusing consent is not an offence.................................................... 67
74.......... Inspection powers—with warrant..................................................... 67
75.......... Announcement before entry under warrant....................................... 68
76.......... Copy of warrant to be given to occupier........................................... 68
77.......... Occupier entitled to observe execution of warrant............................. 69
78.......... Occupier to provide inspector with facilities and assistance.............. 69
Subdivision C—General provisions relating to seizure 69
79.......... Copies of seized things to be provided.............................................. 69
80.......... Receipts for things seized.................................................................. 70
81.......... Return of seized things...................................................................... 70
82.......... Magistrate may permit a thing to be retained..................................... 71
83.......... Disposal if thing cannot be returned.................................................. 72
Subdivision D—Applying for warrants to enter premises 72
84.......... Ordinary warrants............................................................................. 72
85.......... Warrants by telephone, fax etc.......................................................... 73
86.......... Signed form of warrant not produced in evidence............................. 75
Subdivision E—Powers of magistrates 75
87.......... Federal Magistrates—consent to nomination.................................... 75
88.......... Powers of magistrates....................................................................... 76
Division 3—Information gathering powers 77
89.......... Meaning of person who has product stewardship information ........ 77
90.......... Minister may require a person to provide information...................... 77
91.......... Minister may require a person to appear before an inspector............ 78
Part 7—Reviewing decisions 80
Division 1—Guide to this Part 80
92.......... Guide to this Part.............................................................................. 80
Division 2—Reviewing decisions 81
93.......... Persons affected by reviewable decisions......................................... 81
94.......... Notification of decisions and review rights....................................... 82
95.......... Internal review.................................................................................. 82
96.......... Review of decisions by Administrative Appeals Tribunal................ 83
Part 8—Protecting information 84
Division 1—Guide to this Part 84
97.......... Guide to this Part.............................................................................. 84
Division 2—Protecting information 85
98.......... Offence—Disclosing commercially sensitive information................ 85
99.......... Authorised disclosures...................................................................... 85
100........ Disclosing commercially sensitive information to courts and tribunals etc. 87
Part 9—Miscellaneous 88
Division 1—Guide to this Part 88
101........ Guide to this Part.............................................................................. 88
Division 2—Miscellaneous 89
102........ General requirements for making applications.................................. 89
103........ Applications—requesting additional information.............................. 89
104........ Privilege against self-incrimination not affected................................ 90
105........ Compensation for damage to electronic equipment........................... 90
106........ Compensation for acquisition of property......................................... 91
107........ Annual report.................................................................................... 91
108........ Publishing material on Department’s website................................... 92
109........ Review of operation of this Act........................................................ 92
110........ Delegation......................................................................................... 93
111........ Regulations....................................................................................... 93
A Bill for an Act to provide a framework for reducing the environmental and other impacts of products, and for related purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts: