Environmental Protection (Prohibited Plastics) Regulations 2018 (WA)

Western Australia Environmental Protection Act 1986 Environmental Protection (Prohibited Plastics and Balloons) Regulations 2018 Western Australia Environmental Protection (Prohibited Plastics and Balloons) Regulations 2018 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Citation 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Terms used 1 3A. Prescribed plastic item 1 3B. Prescribed plastic bag 1 3BA. Prescribed drinking straw 1 3BB. Prescribed expanded plastic packaging 1 3BC. Rinse‑off personal care product 1 3C. Conducting business or undertaking 1 3D. Regulations apply to supplies that occur wholly in the State 1 Part 2 — Offences relating to plastic bags 4. Offence to supply prescribed plastic bag 1 4A. Offence in r. 4 does not apply to certain prescribed plastic bags before 1 March 2024 1 5. Offence to give false or misleading information about a prescribed plastic bag 1 Part 3 — Offences relating to plastic items Division 1 — Prescribed plastic items 7. Offence to supply prescribed plastic item 1 7A. Offence in r. 7(1) does not apply to certain supplies before 1 September 2023 1 7B. Offence in r. 7(1) does not apply to certain supplies before 1 March 2024 1 7C. Offence in r. 7(1) does not apply to certain supplies before 1 September 2024 1 Division 2 — Prescribed drinking straws 8. Offence to supply prescribed drinking straw 1 9. Permitted supply: straw supplied as part of pre‑packaged food or drink product 1 10. Permitted supply: straw supplied by medical care provider 1 11. Permitted supply: straw supplied on aircraft 1 12. Permitted supply: straw supplied at care facility 1 13. Permitted supply: straw supplied on request with food or drink 1 14. Permitted supply: pack of straws supplied by authorised business or undertaking 1 15. Permitted supply: straw supplied on wholesale basis 1 Division 3 — False or misleading information 16. Offence to give false or misleading information about prescribed plastic item or prescribed drinking straw 1 Part 3A — Offences relating to degradable plastic items 17. Offence to supply degradable plastic item 1 17A. Offence in r. 17 does not apply to supplies before 1 September 2023 1 17B. Offence to give false or misleading information about degradable plastic item 1 Part 3B — Offences relating to prescribed microbead products 17C. Offence to supply prescribed microbead product 1 17D. Offence in r. 17C does not apply to supplies before 1 September 2023 1 17E. Offence to give false or misleading information about prescribed microbead product 1 Part 3C — Offences relating to prescribed expanded plastic packaging 17F. Offence to supply prescribed expanded plastic packaging 1 17G. Offence in r. 17F(1) does not apply to certain supplies before 1 September 2023 1 17H. Offence in r. 17F(1) does not apply to certain supplies before 1 July 2025 1 17I. Offence to give false or misleading information about prescribed expanded plastic packaging 1 Part 4 — Offences relating to the release of balloons 18. Offences relating to release of balloons 1 Part 4A — Offence relating to prescribed plastic film signage 18A. Offence to use prescribed plastic film signage outdoors for promotional or advertising purposes 1 Part 5 — Exemptions 19. Term used: Department's website 1 20. CEO may grant exemption 1 21. Application for exemption 1 22. Effect of exemption 1 Notes Compilation table 1 Other notes 1 Defined terms Environmental Protection Act 1986 Environmental Protection (Prohibited Plastics and Balloons) Regulations 2018