Resource Sustainability Act 2019(No. 29 of 2019)
Table of Contents
Long Title
Enacting Formula
Part 1 PRELIMINARY
1 Short title and commencement
2 Interpretation
3 Purposes of Act
Part 2 APPLICATION AND ADMINISTRATION
4 Application of Act to Government
5 Administration of Act
Part 3 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC WASTE
Division 1 — Application and interpretation
6 Application to regulated products
7 Interpretation of this Part
Division 2 — Registration of producers
8 Unauthorised supply of regulated products
9 Registration of producers
10 Duration, cancellation and revocation of registration
11 Register of registered producers
Division 3 — Obligations of producers
12 Certain registered producers must join licensed scheme
13 Collection and disposal of unwanted regulated non‑consumer products
Division 4 — Retailers of regulated consumer products
14 Retailers must collect and dispose of unwanted products
15 Large retailers must offer in-store collection of certain e-waste
Division 5 — Miscellaneous
16 Restriction of public collection of e‑waste
17 Proper disposal of regulated products
18 Keeping of records
Part 4 REPORTING IN RELATION TO PACKAGING
19 Interpretation of this Part
20 Reporting of specified packaging imported or used
21 Submission of 3R plan
22 Requirements for reports and plans
23 Keeping of records
Part 5 FOOD WASTE
24 Interpretation of this Part
25 Occupiers of prescribed building to segregate food waste
26 Provision of food waste segregation facilities
27 Treatment of food waste
Part 6 PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY SCHEMES
28 Licence required to operate producer responsibility scheme
29 Producer responsibility scheme licence
30 Licence conditions
31 Revocation of licence
32 Financial penalty
33 Recovery of financial penalties
34 Keeping of records
35 Submission of annual report
36 Disclosure of information
Part 7 ENFORCEMENT
37 Entering non-residential premises, etc., to monitor compliance
38 Powers of authorised officers in monitoring compliance
39 Authorised officer may require persons to provide information and produce documents
40 Power to demand names and addresses
41 Penalty for obstructing authorised officer in his or her duty
Part 8 MISCELLANEOUS
42 Giving false information
43 Restriction on disclosure of confidential information
44 Appeal to Minister
45 Minister may designate others to hear appeals
46 Offences by corporations
47 Offences by unincorporated associations or partnerships
48 Service of documents, etc.
49 Composition of offences
50 Exemption
51 Amendment of Schedule
52 Regulations