Beverage Container Regulations 1990 (SA)
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
being
No. 45 of 1990:
as varied by
No. 153 of 1990:
Gaz . 19 July 1990, p. 377 No. 47 of 1991:Gaz. 2 May 1991, p. 1437 No. 241 of 1991:Gaz . 5 December 1991, p. 1717No. 66 of 1992:
Gaz. 4 June 1992, p. 1633No. 197 of 1992:
Gaz . 29 October 1992, p. 14201 No. 18 of 1993:
Gaz . 18 February 1993, p. 6372 No. 166 of 1993:
Gaz . 1 July 1993, p. 4073 No. 250 of 1993:
Gaz . 27 October 1993, p. 21044 No. 21 of 1994:
Gaz . 7 April 1994, p. 9615 No. 79 of 1994:
Gaz . 9 June 1994, p. 17156 No. 133 of 1994:
Gaz . 4 August 1994, p. 3927
1 Came into operation 29 October 1992: reg. 2.
2 Came into operation 18 February 1993: reg. 2.
3 Came into operation 1 July 1993: reg. 2.
4 Came into operation 24 November 1993: reg. 2.
5 Came into operation 7 April 1994: reg. 2.
6 Came into operation 9 June 1994: reg. 2.
7 Came into operation 4 August 1994: reg. 2.
1. These regulations may be cited as the
Beverage Container Regulations, 1990 .
2. All regulations previously made under the
Beverage Container Act, 1975 , are revoked.
3. In these regulations—
"the Act" means the
Beverage Container Act, 1975 :"beer" means beer, ale, lager, stout or any other similar beverage produced by brewing:
"water" includes mineral water, spring water and any other water intended for human
consumption by drinking.
4. For the purposes of the definition of "beverage" in section 4 of the Act, the liquids listed in schedule 1 are declared to be beverages.
5. For the purposes of the definition of "refund amount" in section 4 of the Act, the refund amount for containers of a description specified in schedule 2 is as specified in that schedule.
6. For the purposes of the definition of "wine-based beverage" in section 4 of the Act, the prescribed percentage of alcohol in a beverage that contains wine is 10 per cent alcohol by volume at 20° Celsius.
7. Pursuant to section 5a of the Act, containers of a description specified in schedule 3 are exempted from the Act.
8. (1) Pursuant to section 5a of the Act, containers marked before 31 May, 1990, in the manner and form approved by the Minister before the commencement of these regulations with a statement indicating an amount of 4 cents or 15 cents as the refund amount applicable to the containers are exempted from section 6 of the Act.
(2) The exemption provided by subregulation (1) is subject to the conditions that—
a retailer selling any such containers must display in the retailer’s premises so as to be readily visible to all purchasers or prospective purchasers of such containers one or more signs that comply with the following requirements: | ||||
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"BEER AND WINE COOLER CONTAINERS MAY BE SOLD WITH INCORRECT LABELLING UNTIL 30 JUNE, 1990. A 5 CENTS REFUND APPLIES TO CANS AND ALSO APPLIES TO BEER AND WINE COOLER BOTTLES THAT SPECIFY REFUND AT CONTAINER COLLECTION DEPOTS. THIS REFUND MAY BE OBTAINED AT CONTAINER COLLECTION DEPOTS. A 10 CENTS REFUND APPLIES TO BEER AND WINE COOLER BOTTLES THAT EITHER SPECIFY REFUND AT POINT OF SALE OR DO NOT SPECIFY THE PLACE OF RETURN. THIS REFUND WILL BE PAID WHEN SUCH BOTTLES ARE RETURNED TO THIS POINT OF SALE.";
(iii) underneath that statement must appear the statement "Notice under the
Beverage Container Act, 1975 " printed in letters not less than 6mm high (24 point) and so as to be clearly legible;
a retailer must not sell any such containers after 30 June, 1990. |
9. (1) Pursuant to section 5a of the Act, containers marked after the commencement of these regulations in the manner and form required by section 6 of the Act but with a statement indicating as the refund amount an amount greater than that prescribed by these regulations for such containers are exempted from section 6 of the Act.
(2) The exemption provided by subregulation (1) is subject to the condition that, before any such containers are sold by retailers, the manufacturer or distributor of the containers must have obtained the Minister’s approval for such marking of the containers and, for that purpose, have satisfied the Minister that proper arrangements have been made for their acceptance by retailers or collection depots (as the case may require) and payment of the amount marked on them as the refund amount.
10. Pursuant to section 5a of the Act, glass containers of a description specified in schedule 4 are exempted from section 7 of the Act.
11. For the purposes of section 9(1) of the Act, an application must be made in the form set out in schedule 5 and must be delivered or posted to the office of the Department of Environment and Planning.
12. For the purposes of section 13a of the Act, a glass container designed to contain more than 500 millilitres of beverage that is not designed to be refilled and is covered on the outside with a plastic sheath or coating (commonly known as a plasti-shield container) is a glass container of a prescribed kind.
SCHEDULE 1
Milk Water
SCHEDULE 2
Refund amounts Description of container. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . ($) refund per container
1. Glass containers exempted from section 7 of the Act
(see schedule 4) | .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 0.05 |
2. Glass containers used for the purpose of containing
beer or wine-based beverage that are not exempted from section
7 of the Act | 0.10 |
3. Containers containing or designed to contain no more
than 3 000 millilitres of beverage, other than containers of a
description set out in item 1 or 2 above | .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . | 0.05 |
SCHEDULE 3
Exempt containers 1. Containers used for the purpose of containing milk.
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2. Glass containers used for the purpose of containing alcoholic and non-alcoholic ciders.
2A. Glass containers used for the purpose of containing an alcoholic beverage derived from the fermentation of fruit, other than an alcoholic beverage that is a wine-based beverage.
3. Deposit bearing glass containers that are designed to be refilled and are used for the purpose of containing water or carbonated soft drinks or waters.
4. Containers constructed of cardboard and plastic, cardboard and foil, or cardboard, plastic and foil (commonly known as casks or aseptic packs) containing at least one litre of wine, wine-based beverage or water.
5. Containers constructed of plastic or foil or plastic and foil (commonly known as sachets) containing at least 250 millilitres of wine.
SCHEDULE 4
1. Containers for beer sold under any of the following market names:
Abbots Lager | Eagle Blue | Michelob |
Adelscott | Eagle Super | Mickeys Malt |
Andes | Emu Export | Miller Genuine Draft |
Arnegger (non-alcoholic) | Eumundi | Moosehead |
Asahi | Eumundi Light | Moretti |
Bass Pale Ale | Fischer Gold | Mulga Wheat Beer |
Becks Bier | Fischer Tradition | Nastro Azzurro |
Belle-Vue | Foster’s Lager | Negra Modela |
Best Bitter Beer | Fosters | Lager | (restaurant | Newcastle Brown Ale |
Big Horn | bottle) | New Quay Steam Beer |
Bintang Pilsener | Foster’s Light | New Quay Steam Bitter |
Birdsville Dry Beer | Fosters Light (restaurant bottle) | New Quay Steam Lager |
Birrell | Fosters Special Bitter | New Quay Steam Stout |
Bitburger | Gosser Export | Oakbank Ale |
Bombay Pilsner | Gosser Stiftsbrau | Pacifico |
Brahma | Grimbergen | Pilsen Urquell |
Broken Hill Draught | Grolsch Dry | Pilsner Urquell |
Budweiser | Grolsch Lager | Powers Bitter |
Carbine Stout | Grundel’s | Powers Light |
Carlsberg Deluxe | Guinness Stout | Rainer Dry Beer |
Carlsberg Elephant | Gulf Australia Lager | Redback |
Carlton Cold Filtered Bitter | Hahn Ice Beer | Royal Dutch |
Carlton Crown Lager | Hahn Lager | Sagres |
Carlton D. Ale | Hahn Premium Light | San Miguel |
Carlton Draught | Harp Lager | Sapporo |
Carlton Genuine Draught | Heineken Dark | Schlitz |
Carlton Light | Heineken Lager | Schlitz Genuine Draft |
Cascade | Hoegaarden | Schlitz Malt Liquor |
Cascade Pale Ale | Holsten Premium | Simpatico |
Cascade Special Stout | Iron Brew | Singha Beer |
Castlemaine Dry | Kaiser Premium | Sol |
Cook’s Export Lager | Kaiserdom Extra Dry | South Pacific |
Coopers Adelaide Bitter | Kaiserdom Pilsener | Southwark Bitter |
Coopers Ale | Kent Town Real Ale | Southwark Gold |
Coopers D.B | Kilkenny Ale | Southwark Lite |
Coopers Draught | Kirin | Southwark Premium |
Coopers Dry | Kirin Ichiban | Southwark Special |
Coopers Genuine Black Crow | Kiwi Lager | Southwark Stout |
Filtered Ale Coopers Light | Krakus | Southwark Traditional Draught |
Krombacher Pilsener | Steinlager | |
Coopers Pale Ale | Kronenbourg | Stella Artois |
Coopers Premium Clear Ale | Labatts | Suntory |
Coopers Stout | Laguna Bay Lager | Super Bock |
Coors | Lion Pilsener | Swan Dry |
Copperhead Wheat Beer | Lone Star | Swan Export Lager |
Corona Extra | Lowenbrau | Swan Gold |
Cristal | Lowenbrau Dark | Swan Light Lager |
DB Extra Dry | Lowenbrau Light | Swan Special |
Dogbolter | Mackeson Stout | Swanky |
Dortmunder Union Dark | Matilda Bay Christmas Ale | Tennent’s Extra |
Dortmunder Union Pilsener | Matilda Bay Easter Egg Ale | Tennent’s Milk Stout |
Double | Diamond | Original | Matilda Bay Pils | Tennent’s Super |
Burton Ale Eagle Bitter | Matilda Bay Winter Warmer | Thier Pils |
Melbourne Bitter | Tiger Beer | |
Tooheys Blue Bitter | Victoria Bitter | West End Super |
Tooheys Classic Bitter | Warsteiner Beer | Whitbread Ale |
Tooheys Draught | Wattle Lager | Young’s Ramrod |
Tooheys Dry | West End Draught | XXXX Bitter |
Tooheys Gold | West End Eagle Blue | XXXX Gold |
Tooheys 2.2 Lite | West End Export | XXXX Gold Lager |
Tooheys Old | West End Export Dry | XXXX Lite |
Tooheys Red Bitter | West End Extra Light | Zywiecbeer |
Tsigntao | West End Light | |
Tuborg Lager | West End Premium |
2. Containers for wine-based beverage sold under any of the following market names:
Coolabah Cooler
Fruity Coral Cooler
J.B. Reynolds
Red Coral Cooler
S L Cooler
Stone’s 1st Ginger Cooler
St Tropez
West Coast Cooler
3. Containers for water sold under any of the following market names:
Castello Cruzeiro Fonte S Moderanno Mineral
Water
Forest Rain Premium Water Huon Valley Mineral Water Koala Springs
Marble Spa Mineral Water
Pedras Salgadas
Perrier Mineral Water
Ramlosa | Sparkling | Mineral |
Water
Trevi Mineral Water
4. Containers for carbonated soft drink sold under any of the following market names:
Bisleri Chinotto | Lucazade Orange | Spritz Orange | |||
Bisleri Lemon | Mio Chinotto | Spritz Peach | |||
Bisleri Lemon Lime and Bitters | Mio Gassosa |
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Bisleri Natural Mineral Water | Mio Moscatel | Sarsparilla |
Bisleri Orange | Mirinda Lemon | Torquay Bondi Cola | |||
Brio Chinotto | Mirinda Lime |
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Bundaberg Burgundee | Mirinda Orange | Natural Mineral Water |
Bundaberg Ginger Beer | Mirinda Passionfruit | Torquay Lemon Lime and |
Bundaberg Horehound Beer | Mirinda Raspberry | Bitters | Flavoured | Natural |
Bundaberg Lemon Lime and | Mountain Dew | Mineral Water |
Bitters | Olde Ginger Beer | Torquay Lemon and Lime |
Bundaberg Mint Freeze | Pepsi | Flavoured Natural Mineral |
Bundaberg Peachee | Pepsi Max | Water |
Bundaberg Root Beer | Ribena Sparkling | Torquay | Natural | Flavoured |
Dads Old Style Ginger Beer | River Port Ginger Beer | Mineral Water |
Diet Pepsi | River Port Lemon Lime & | Torquay | Orange | Flavoured |
Diet Seven-Up | Bitters | Natural Mineral Water |
Fonte S Moderanno Bitter | River Port Lemon Squash | Torquay Orange and Mango |
Gatorade Citrus Cooler | River Port Old Style Lemonade | Flavoured Natural Mineral |
Gatorade Lemon Lime | River Port Portello | Water |
Gatorade Tropical Fruit | River | Port | Raspberry | and | T o r q u a y | O r a n g e | a n d |
Hartz Lemon Lime | Lemonade | Pass ionf ru i t | F lavoured |
Hartz Natural | River Port Sarsparilla | Natural Mineral Water |
Hartz Orange Peach | S Moderanno Chinotto | Torquay Pineapple and Lime |
Hartz Wild Berry | Saxby Ginger Beer | Flavoured Natural Mineral |
Jennys Old Fashioned Ginger | Seven-Up | Water |
Pop | Splitz Ginger Ale | Torquay | Raspber ry | and |
Koala Springs | Splitz Soda Water | AppleFlavoured | Natural |
Liptonice | Splitz Tonic Water | Mineral Water |
Lucozade | Spritz Lemon | Torquay | Portello | Flavoured |
Lucozade Lemon | Spritz Mixed Berry | Natural Mineral Water |
Wimmers Lemon Squash Wimmers Lemon Lime and |
Bitters
Wimmers Lime Cooler Wimmers Passionfruit
Wimmers | Raspberry | and |
Lemonade
Wimmers | Tangerine | and |
Orange
5. Containers for mead sold under the following market name:
Taverner’s Good Ale Mead.
6. Containers for spirit-based beverage sold under the following market name:
Wild Turkey and Cola
SCHEDULE 5
I hereby apply for approval to establish and operate a container collection depot for | .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . |
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(State town, suburb or council, or other area)
1. | FULL NAME OF PROPOSED OPERATOR | .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . |
2. | FULL BUSINESS NAME | .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . |
3. | BUSINESS ADDRESS | .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . |
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4. | MAILING ADDRESS | .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . |
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5. | TELEPHONE NO. (BUSINESS) | .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . |
(HOME) | .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . |
6. I *INTEND/*DO NOT INTEND TO CONDUCT CONTAINER REFUNDING AS MY SOLE BUSINESS
7. STATE NATURE OF OTHER BUSINESS CARRIED ON, IF APPLICABLE
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8. BUSINESS HOURS OPEN:
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(Days of week)
9. | NO. OF STAFF. .. .. .. .. .. FULL TIME. .. .. .. .. . PART TIME | .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . |
10. | TYPE OF DEPOT: *DRIVE THROUGH/*DRIVE ALONG SIDE/*WALK IN/*OTHER | . | ........ (Specify) |
11. AMOUNT OF SPACE AVAILABLE FOR HANDLING AND STORAGE OF CONTAINERS,
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12. DETAILS OF BUILDINGS, PARKING AREAS, LOADING AREAS, ACCESS AND EXIT TO
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13. NAME OF MANUFACTURING/DISTRIBUTING COMPANY AND BRAND NAMES FOR WHICH
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(*Strike out whichever items are not applicable)
I hereby certify that I have entered into a satisfactory agreement with respect to clearance of collected containers and redemption of deposit amounts, with the parties listed above in item 13.
Dated. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Signed | .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . |
Regulation 9(2): | varied by 153, 1990, reg. 2 |
Schedule 3: |
Clause 1: | varied by 250, 1993, reg. 3(a); substituted by 79, 1994, reg. 3 |
Clause 1a: | inserted by 250, 1993, reg. 3(b); revoked by 79, 1994, reg. 3 |
Clause 2A: | inserted by 133, 1994, reg. 3 |
Schedule 4: | varied by 153, 1990, reg. 3; 47, 1991, reg. 2; 241, 1991, reg. 2; |
substituted by 66, 1992, reg. 2
Clause 1: | substituted by 18, 1993, reg. 3(a); varied by 166, 1993, reg. 3(a); |
21, 1994, reg. 3(a)
Clause 3: | substituted by 18, 1993, reg. 3(b); varied by 166, 1993, reg. 3(b); |
21, 1994, reg. 3(b)
Clause 4: | substituted by 18, 1993, reg. 3(b); varied by 166, 1993, reg. 3(c); |
21, 1994, reg. 3(c)
Clause 6: | inserted by 21, 1994, reg. 3(d) |
Regulation 12: | varied by 197, 1992, reg. 3 |
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