Litter Amendment Regulations 2012 (WA)

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EV301*

Litter Act 1979

Litter Amendment Regulations 2012

Made by the Lieutenant-Governor and deputy of the Governor in
Executive Council.

1.             Citation

These regulations are the Litter Amendment Regulations 2012.

2.             Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

(a) regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these

regulations are published in the Gazette;

(b) the rest of the regulations — on the day after that day.

3.             Regulations amended

These regulations amend the Litter Regulations 1981.

4.             Regulation 2 amended

In regulation 2 insert in alphabetical order:

litter creating public risk means litter that belongs to a
category of litter described in Schedule 1;

5.             Regulation 4 amended

At the end of regulation 4 insert:

Penalty: a fine of $5 000.

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6.             Regulation 5 amended

At the end of regulation 5 insert:

Penalty: a fine of $5 000.

7.             Regulation 6 amended

At the end of regulation 6(1) insert:

Penalty: a fine of $5 000.

8.             Regulation 8 amended

At the end of regulation 8 insert:

Penalty: a fine of $5 000.

9.             Regulation 9 replaced

Delete regulation 9 and insert:

9.             Prescribed offences

The offences described in Schedule 1A are those prescribed for the purposes of section 30 and the amount specified in that Schedule, directly opposite an

offence —

(a)	in the column headed “Penalty — Individual” is
the prescribed penalty in respect of that offence incurred by an individual, if dealt with under that section; and
(b)	in the column headed “Penalty — Body

corporate” is the prescribed penalty in respect

of that offence incurred by a body corporate, if
dealt with under that section.

10.           Regulation 9A amended

In regulation 9A in the Table:

(a)	delete item 1;
(b)	delete item 4 and insert:

4.	Swan River Trust under the Swan	A person designated
and Canning Rivers Management	under section 39 of that
Act 2006	Act as an inspector

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11.           Regulation 10 amended

At the end of regulation 10 insert:

Penalty: a fine of $400.

12.           Schedule 1 replaced

Delete Schedule 1 and insert:

Schedule 1 — Litter creating public risk

[r. 2]

Item Category of litter

1.        Animal carcass or animal body part (other than as cooked

food)

2.        Pill, capsule or tablet, or a blister pack that contains or is

designed to contain a pill, capsule or tablet

3.        Container, whether empty or not, that is labelled or marked

with any of the following warnings —

POISON

DANGEROUS POISON

CONTROLLED DRUG

KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN

FIRE AND EXPLOSIVE HAZARD

BURNS SKIN AND THROAT

4.        Container, whether empty or not, that is labelled or marked

with any of the following warnings —

TOXIC

TOXIC GAS

RADIATION

BIO-HAZARD

EXPLOSIVES

CHEMICAL HAZARD

FLAMMABLE GAS

FLAMMABLE LIQUID

FLAMMABLE SOLID

OXIDISING GAS

INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCE

CORROSIVE

DANGEROUS GOODS

5.        Unexploded firework or flare or live ammunition

6.        Broken glass, or sharp-edged metal or earthenware

7.        Motor vehicle body or motor vehicle part

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Item Category of litter

8.        Refrigerator or freezer with door attached

9.        Lit cigarette

10.       Hypodermic needle or syringe, whether or not attached to

each other

11.       Tyre

12.       Battery

Schedule 1A — Prescribed offences and

modified penalties

[r. 9]

Item	Section or	Offence	Penalty —	Penalty —
regulation	Individual	Body
corporate

($) ($)

1.	s. 23	Littering creating
public risk ...................... 500 2 000
2.	s. 23	Littering — any
other litter ............. 200 500
3.	s. 24	Breaking glass,
metal or
earthenware .................... 500 2 000
4.	s. 24A(1)	Bill posting ..................... 200 500
5.	s. 24A(2)	Bill posting on
vehicle ............................ 200 500
6.	r. 6	Depositing
domestic or
commercial waste
in public litter
receptacle ....................... 200 500
7.	r. 8	Transporting load
inadequately
secured ................. 200 N/A

13.           Schedule 2 amended

(1) In Schedule 2 Form 1 delete:

Section or	Offence	Modified
regulation	penalty ($)

	s. 23	Littering — cigarette butt .........	75
	s. 23	Littering — any other litter .......	200
	s. 24	Breaking glass, metal or

earthenware ............................... 200

 s. 24A(1) Bill posting ................................ 200

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Section or	Offence	Modified
regulation	penalty ($)

	s. 24A(2)	Bill posting on a vehicle ...........	200
	r. 6	Deposit of domestic or
commercial waste in a public
litter receptacle .........................	200
	r. 8	Transporting load inadequately
secured ......................................	200

and insert:

Section or Offence Modified penalty

regulation ($)

Individual Body

corporate

	s. 23	Littering creating
public risk ............ 500 2 000
[Description of litter deposited] ........................................................................... ...........................................................................
...........................................................................
	s. 23	Littering — any
other litter ............ 200 500
	s. 24	Breaking glass,
metal or
earthenware .......... 500 2 000
	s. 24A(1)	Bill posting .......... 200 500
	s. 24A(2)	Bill posting on
vehicle .................. 200 500
	r. 6	Depositing
domestic or
commercial waste
in public litter
receptacle ............. 200 500
	r. 8	Transporting load
inadequately
secured ................. 200 N/A

(2)	In Schedule 2 Form 3 delete “$100.” and insert:
$1 000.

By Command of the Lieutenant-Governor and deputy of the Governor,

N. HAGLEY, Clerk of the Executive Council.