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What are the main regulatory provisions for waste management?

April 26, 2017main Management regulatory waste

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What are the main regulatory provisions for waste management?

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The main regulatory provisions for waste management are: • Section 6 and Schedule 1, POEO Act (licences, including new or amended provisions regarding liquid waste, and activities conducted by mobile plant) • Parts 5.6 and 5.7, POEO Act (waste offences) • other provisions of POEO Act (clean-up notices and fees, prevention notices and fees, investigation powers and other broader environmental management provisions also relevant to waste management) • POEO (General) Regulation 1998 (licence fees and licence administration) • POEO (Waste) Regulation 2005 (general requirements relating to record keeping, contributions, immobilisation, asbestos waste, clinical waste and non-licensed waste facilities, waste activities and transporters) • POEO (Penalty Notices) Regulation (penalty notices for waste offences)Back to top Duty to notify the appropriate regulatory authority (ARA) of pollution incidents causing or threatening material harm to the environment (POEO section 148)