Single-use and Other Plastic Products (Waste Avoidance) Act 2020 (SA)

South Australia Single-use and Other Plastic Products (Waste Avoidance) Act 2020 An Act to restrict and prohibit the manufacture, production, distribution, sale and supply of certain single‑use and other plastic products and for other purposes.

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Interpretation 4 Application of Act 5 Objects of Act Part 2—Prohibited plastic products 6 Prohibited plastic products 7 Person must not sell, supply or distribute prohibited plastic products in course of carrying on a business 8 Person must not represent that product is not a prohibited plastic product Part 3—Oxo‑degradable plastic products 9 Person must not manufacture or produce oxo‑degradable plastic products 10 Person must not sell, supply or distribute oxo‑degradable plastic products in course of carrying on a business 11 Provision of manufacturer's or producer's certification as to oxo‑degradable plastic content of plastic products 12 Person must not represent that product is not comprised of oxo‑degradable plastic Part 4—Miscellaneous 13 Delegation 14 Annual report by Minister 15 Interaction with Environment Protection Act 16 Exemptions from Act 17 Evidentiary provision 18 Regulations 19 Review of Act Legislative history

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows: Part 1—Preliminary 1—Short title This Act may be cited as the Single-use and Other Plastic Products (Waste Avoidance) Act 2020. 2—Commencement This Act comes into operation on a day to be fixed by proclamation. 3—Interpretation In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears— authorised officer means a person who is an authorised officer for the purposes of the Environment Protection Act 1993; cutlery means utensils used for eating food; oxo‑degradable plastic means a material (however described) made of plastic which includes additives to accelerate the fragmentation of the material into smaller pieces, triggered by ultraviolet radiation or heat exposure, whether or not this is, or may be, followed by partial or complete breakdown of the material by microbial action; plastic means a material made from, or comprising, organic polymers, whether plant extracts or of fossil fuel origin; plastic product means a product comprised, in whole or in part, of plastic; prohibited plastic product—see section 6; sell or supply includes offer for sale or supply; single-use, in relation to a product, means a product designed or intended to be used once or for a limited number of times before being disposed of. 4—Application of Act This Act does not apply to a container that is the subject of a beverage container approval under the Environment Protection Act 1993. 5—Objects of Act The objects of this Act include to— (a) provide for the restriction or prohibition of certain single‑use and other plastic products; and (b) promote and support better waste management practices including the reduction of marine litter; and (c) promote and support the principles of the waste management hierarchy; and (d) promote and support the principles of the circular economy.