Waste Minimisation and Management Act 1995 Waste Minimisation and Management Amendment Regulation 1999 (1999-7) [GG No 4 of 8.1.1999, p 29] (NSW)

1999 No 7

New South Wales

Waste Minimisation and Management

Amendment Regulation 1999

under the

Waste Minimisation and Management Act 1995

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Waste Minimisation and Management Act 1995.

PAM ALLAN, M.P.,

Minister for the Environment

Explanatory note
The objects of this Regulation are as follows:

to recast the definition of hazardous waste to make it clear that it
covers both liquid and non-liquid waste (Schedule 1 [l]),
to make it clear that landfill sites which receive over 20,000 tonnes per
year of any type of waste (or a combination of any type of waste) are
required to be licensed under the Waste Minimisation and
Management Act 1995 in addition to those landfill sites which receive
over 20,000 tonnes per year of inert waste or a combination of inert
waste (Schedule 1 [2]),
to make it clear that certain landfill sites which only receive coal
washery rejects and/or slags at a rate of not more than 20,000 tonnes
per year are not required to be licensed under the Act (Schedule 1 [3]

and [41]),

to add flammable liquids to the list of dangerous goods that comprise

hazardous waste (Schedule 1 [5]).

This Regulation is made under the Waste Minimisation and Management Act

1995, including section 87 (the general regulation-making power).

Published in Gazette No 4 of 8 January 1999, page 29 Page 1

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Clause 1 Waste Minimisation and Management Amendment Regulation 1999

Waste Minimisation and Management

Amendment Regulation 1999

1 Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Waste Minimisation and Management

Amendment Regulation 1999.

2 Commencement

This Regulation commences on 15 January 1999.

3 Amendment of Waste Minimisation and Management Regulation

1996

The Waste Minimisation and Management Regulation 1996 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

4 Notes

The explanatory note does not form part of this Regulation.

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Waste Minimisation and Management Amendment Regulation 1999

Amendments	Schedule 1
Schedule 1	Amendments

(Clause 3)

Clause 3 Definitions

Omit the definition of hazardous waste from clause 3 (1).

Insert instead:

hazardous waste means any liquid or non-liquid waste:

(a)	that is specified in Part 3 of Schedule 1, or
(b)	that is otherwise assessed and classified as hazardous waste in accordance with the procedures set out in the Waste Guidelines.

Clause 5 Waste facilities that are required to be licensed

Omit “inert” from clause 5 (1) (e). Insert instead “any”.

Clause 5 (1) (i) (i)

Omit the subparagraph. Insert instead:

(i)       receive only coal washery rejects or slags (or both) at a rate of not more than 20,000 tonnes per year, or

Clause 5 (1) (j) (i)

Omit “no more than 20,000 tonnes per year of coal washery rejects

or slags (or both)”. of not more than 20,000 tonnes per year”.

Schedule 1, Part 3, item 1

Insert before the matter relating to flammable solids:

flammable liquids,