| Title | Drink Container Recycling Bill 2010 |
| Database | Bills & Legislation |
| Long Title | A Bill for an Act to provide for product control and payment and refund of deposits in relation to certain drink containers in order to protect the environment, and for related purposes |
| Date | 30-09-2010 09:48 AM |
| Source | Senate |
| Parl No. | 43 |
| Bill Number | 244/2010 |
| Bill Type | Private |
| Reps Bill Code | O |
| Status | Before Senate |
| System Id | legislation/bills/s799_first/0000 |
2010
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
THE SENATE
Presented and read a first time
Drink Container Recycling Bill 2010
No. , 2010
(Senator Fielding)
A Bill for an Act to provide for product control and payment and refund of deposits in relation to certain drink containers in order to protect the environment, and for related purposes
Contents
1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1
2............ Commencement................................................................................... 2
3............ Objects................................................................................................ 2
4............ Application to external Territories....................................................... 2
5............ States and Territories are bound.......................................................... 2
6............ Relationship with State and Territory law........................................... 2
7............ Interpretation....................................................................................... 2
Part 2âBeverage container stewardship plans 5
8............ Application.......................................................................................... 5
9............ Duty of producer or distributor of a beverage, or of industry or other group 5
10.......... Submission of beverage container stewardship plan........................... 5
11.......... Content of beverage container stewardship plan................................. 6
12.......... Public consultation on draft beverage container stewardship plan....... 7
13.......... Approval of beverage container stewardship plan............................... 8
14.......... Review of approved plan.................................................................. 11
15.......... Annual reports by producers, distributors and industry or other groups 11
Part 3âBeverage container deposit 13
16.......... Exemption of certain containers........................................................ 13
17.......... Markings required before sale and supply of beverages in containers 13
18.......... Beverage container deposit................................................................ 13
19.......... Beverage container deposit refund.................................................... 14
Part 4âMiscellaneous 15
20.......... Offence............................................................................................. 15
21.......... Annual report by Minister................................................................. 15
22.......... Regulations....................................................................................... 15
A Bill for an Act to provide for product control and payment and refund of deposits in relation to certain drink containers in order to protect the environment, and for related purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts: