Recycling and Waste Reduction (Product Stewardship—Accreditation of Voluntary Arrangements) Rules 2020 (Cth)

Recycling and Waste Reduction (Product Stewardship—Accreditation of Voluntary Arrangements) Rules 2020 I, Sussan Ley, Minister for the Environment, make the following rules.

Dated 16 December 2020

Sussan Ley Minister for the Environment

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Name 2 Commencement 3 Authority 4 Simplified outline of this instrument 5 Definitions Part 2—Accreditation of voluntary arrangements Division 1—Introduction 6 Introduction Division 2—Applications for accreditation of voluntary arrangements 7 Application for accreditation of a voluntary arrangement Division 3—Accreditation of voluntary arrangements 8 Decision to accredit or refuse to accredit a voluntary arrangement 9 Matters to which the Minister must or may have regard in deciding whether to accredit a voluntary arrangement 10 Preconditions to deciding to accredit a voluntary arrangement Division 4—Accredited voluntary arrangements 11 Period of accreditation 12 Conditions imposed on accreditation 13 Responsibilities of administrator in relation to accreditation Division 5—Varying the accreditation of voluntary arrangements 14 Variation of the accreditation of a voluntary arrangement on application 15 Variation of the accreditation of a voluntary arrangement on Minister's own initiative 16 Notice of variation 17 Review of decisions relating to variations Division 6—Cancelling the accreditation of voluntary arrangements 18 When accreditation must be cancelled 19 When accreditation may be cancelled 20 When cancellation takes effect Division 7—Reporting and giving information 21 Annual report 22 Published summary of arrangement Part 3—Other matters 23 Notifying the Minister of certain events

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Name This instrument is the Recycling and Waste Reduction (Product Stewardship—Accreditation of Voluntary Arrangements) Rules 2020.