Environmental Management and Pollution Control (Waste Management) Regulations 2020 (Tas)

Environmental Management and Pollution Control (Waste Management) Regulations 2020

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 .

25 February 2020

C. WARNER

Governor

By Her Excellency's Command,

R. C. JAENSCH

Minister for Environment and Parks

PART 1 - Preliminary

1. Short title These regulations may be cited as the Environmental Management and Pollution Control (Waste Management) Regulations 2020 .

2. Commencement These regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette.

3. Interpretation In these regulations – Act means the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 ; agvet chemical means – (a) an agricultural chemical product within the meaning of the Agvet Code of Tasmania; or (b) a veterinary chemical product within the meaning of the Agvet Code of Tasmania; approved management method means a management method approved under regulation 19 ; contravene includes fail to comply with; controlled waste transporter means a person who transports controlled waste in a vehicle; environmental approval means an environmental approval issued under regulation 21 ; facility means an area of land where waste is received for the purpose of energy recovery, recycling, incineration, storage, reuse, processing or disposal; facility operator, in relation to a facility, means the occupier of the facility; general waste means waste other than controlled waste; Interstate Waste Movement NEPM means the national environment protection measure, as amended from time to time, that was, on 26 June 1998, made by the National Environment Protection Council under the National Environment Protection Council Act 1994 of the Commonwealth and is entitled the National Environment Protection (Movement of Controlled Waste between States and Territories) Measure; national environment protection measure means a national environment protection measure made and in force under section 14 of the National Environment Protection Council Act 1994 of the Commonwealth; on-site waste water management system means an on-site waste water management system as defined in the National Construction Code within the meaning of the Building Act 2016 ; place includes premises, and a vehicle or vessel; receiving waters means waters into which a waste is released or disposed of; register means the register of registered controlled waste transporters kept by the Director under regulation 10 ; relevant authority means – (a) a permit issued under the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 for a level 1 or level 2 activity; or (b) an order made under section 26 of the State Policies and Projects Act 1993 ; or (c) an environment protection notice issued, or caused to be issued, by – (i) the Director under section 44 of the Act; or (ii) a council officer under section 44 of the Act; or (d) registration as a controlled waste transporter; or (e) an environmental licence; or (f) an environmental approval; sewage means water-borne waste of human origin consisting of faecal matter, greywater, urine or liquid household waste; waste producer means a person, other than a controlled waste transporter, who has produced, received or has responsibility for controlled waste and who requires the waste to be recovered, recycled, incinerated, transferred, stored, reused, reprocessed, used for energy recovery, treated or disposed of.