Waste Management Regulations 2004

WASTE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS 2004 [Consolidated as at 18 March 2010 on the authority of the Administrator and in accordance with the Enactments Reprinting Act 1980] TABLE OF PROVISIONS 1. Short title 2. Interpretation 3. Imposition of levy 4. Definitions 5. Fees for Asbestos disposal 6. Authorised receptacle for disposal of asbestos Schedule 1 NORFOLK ISLAND WASTE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS 2004 Short title 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Waste Management Regulations 2004. Interpretation 2. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears — “Act” means the Waste Management Act 2003. Imposition of levy 3. A levy is imposed upon all goods imported into Norfolk Island, other than — (a) mail; and (b) personal effects accompanying a passenger arriving by air upon which no air freight or import duty is paid or payable; and (ba) a coffin or similar receptacle containing the body of a deceased person, or an urn or other container containing the ashes of a deceased person; and at the rate of — (c) if imported by sea - $32 per cubic metre or per tonne which ever is the greater; and (d) if imported by air - $0.26 per kilogram. NORFOLK ISLAND 2004 Waste Management 2 Definitions 4. In these Regulations― “asbestos” means the fibrous form of the mineral silicates belonging to the serpentine and amphibole groups of rock-forming minerals, including the following: (a) actinolite; (b) amosite (brown asbestos); (c) anthophyllite; (d) crocidolite (blue asbestos); (e) chrysotile (white asbestos); (f) tremolite. “asbestos product” means anything that contains asbestos and includes building products known as ‘fibro’, ‘super 6’, shadow line’, compressed fibro’, “hardi plank’, ‘hardi flex’, and ‘AC sheet’ that contain asbestos as well as pipes, lagging, asbestos rope, and insulation. Fees for Asbestos disposal 5. The prescribed waste disposal fee under section 10 for disposal of asbestos, asbestos product and material containing asbestos at the Waste Management Centre is provided in Schedule 1. Authorised receptacle for disposal of asbestos 6. (1) For the purpose of section 13 the authorised receptacle for the disposal of asbestos, asbestos product and material containing asbestos is a heavy duty plastic (200 microns thickness at least) bag or container approved by an authorised officer in accordance with guidelines approved by the executive member in accordance with section 18. (2) An authorised receptacle must be correctly packed and labelled before being accepted for disposal at the Waste Management Centre. Schedule 1 Asbestos disposal fees (Section 10) (Regulation 5) Description Quantity Fee Small Domestic loads One cubic metre or less $ no charge Medium Domestic Loads One to Two cubic metres $150.00 per cubic metre Large Domestic Loads First two cubic metres $150.00 per cubic metre and $100.00 per cubic metre for each additional cubic metre or part Commercial Loads Any quantity $200.00 per cubic metre or part 2004 Waste Management 3 NOTES The Waste Management Regulations 2004 as shown in this consolidation comprises Regulations No. 1 of 2004 and amendments as indicated in the Tables below. Enactment Number and year Date of commencement Application saving or transitional provision Waste Management Regulations 2004 1, 2004 17.2.04 Waste Management (Amendment) Regulations 2004 15, 2004 1.10.04 [Previously consolidated as at 20 April 2007] Waste Management (Amendment) Regulations 2007 6, 2007 1.4.07 3 [Previously consolidated as at 21 May 2007] Waste Management (Amendment) Regulations 2009 7, 2009 30.6.09 [Previously consolidated as at 2 July 2009] Waste Management (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2009 12, 2009 24.12.2009 (new levy to have effect from 1.1.2010) Table of Amendments ad = added or inserted am = amended rep = repealed rs = repealed and substituted Provisions affected How affected 3 rs Reg 1, 5, 2004 3(ba) ad Reg 6, 2007 3(e), (f) rep Reg 6, 2007 3(c), (d) rs Reg 12, 2009 4 rep Reg 15, 2004 ad Reg 7, 2009 5 ad Reg 7, 2009 6 ad Reg 7, 2009 Schedule/Table 1 rep Reg 15, 2004 Schedule 1 ad Reg 7, 2009 © Norfolk Island Government 2010 The Copyright Act 1968 of the Commonwealth of Australia permits certain reproduction and publication of this legislation. For reproduction or publication beyond that permitted by the Act, written permission must be sought from the Legislative Counsel, Administration of Norfolk Island, Norfolk Island, South Pacific 2899.