Amendments of the Garbage Regulations (ACT)

Regulations 1976 No. 7

Regulations under the Building and Services Ordinance

1924-1968.*

I, ANTHONY ALLAN STALEY, the Minister of State for the Capital Territory, hereby make the following Regulations under the Building and Services Ordinance 1924-1968.

Dated this twenty-fifth day of March, 1976.

A. A. STALEY

Minister of State for the Capital Territory.

AMENDMENTS OF THE GARBAGE REGULATIONS!

1. Regulation 3A of the Garbage Regulations is amended—•

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (2) the figure "6" and substituting the figure " 9 "; and

(b) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—

" (7) A reference in this regulation to a removal of garbage from a receptacle includes a reference to an attempted removal where the receptacle is found to contain no garbage.".

2. After regulation 3A of the Garbage Regulations the following regulations are inserted:—

" 3 B . (1) A prescribed body may apply to an authorized officer to have

premises used by that body treated as premises other than commercial premises
for the purposes of these Regulations.

" (2) Where the authorized officer is satisfied that the body is a prescribed body, he may grant the application.

" (3) Where an application under this regulation has been granted in respect of premises, the premises shall, for the purposes of these Regulations, be deemed not to be commercial premises.

N o . 33.

" ( 4 ) In sub-regulation (1) , 'prescribed body' means a body formed for
religious, educational, cultural, benevolent or other charitable purposes, not being
a body formed for the purpose of trading or of securing a profit for its members.

" 3c. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Regulations, an occupier of premises may enter into arrangements with a person other than the Minister for the removal of part or all of the garbage from those premises.

" (2) Where an occupier has entered into an arrangement under sub-

regulation ( 1 ) —

(a) the occupier shall ensure that the garbage is kept on the premises in a neat and tidy manner; and

* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 1 April 1976.

t For reference to the original Regulations and amendments made before 1960, see footnote on p. 133 of

Vol. Il l o f " Laws of the Australian Capital Territory 1911-1959 ". For later amendments, see Regulations 1974,

(b) all paper, cardboard and other garbage consisting of similar materials shall be bundled and tied.

" (3) Where an occupier complies with the requirements of sub-regulation (2) , the provisions of regulations 3, 4 and 5 do not apply to or in relation to the garbage in respect of which the arrangements have been entered into by the occupier.".

3. Regulation 9 of the Garbage Regulations is amended by omitting from sub- regulation (2) the words " and may make a charge of 10 cents for each additional receptacle at each such removal ".

4. The Garbage Regulations are amended by omitting Schedule 2 and substi­ tuting the following Schedule: —

" SCHEDULE 2 Regulation 3A

FEES FOR REMOVAL OF GARBAGE FROM COMMERCIAL PREMISES

1. Where garbage is removed from a domestic receptacle, a fee calculated at the rate of 17.5 cents for each receptacle.

2. Where garbage is removed from a commercial receptacle, a fee in respect of removal from a receptacle specified in column 1 of the following table equal to the aggregate of the weekly fee specified in column 2, and the removal fee specified in column 3, of the table opposite to the receptacle:—

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Capacity of receptacle	Weekly fee	Removal fee

$ c $ c

0.765 cubic metre	1.26	1.42
1.530 cubic metres	1.86	2 .84
2.295 cubic metres	2.29	4.26

3.060 cubic metres . . 2.30 5.68