Recycling and Waste Reduction (Fees) Rules 2020

Recycling and Waste Reduction (Fees) Rules 2020

made under section 188 of the

Recycling and Waste Reduction Act 2020

Compilation No. 03

Compilation date: 1 July 2026

Includes amendments: F2026L00843

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Recycling and Waste Reduction (Fees) Rules 2020 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1 July 2026 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au).

Application, saving and transitional provisions

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Editorial changes

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Modifications

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Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Name

3 Authority

4 Definitions

Part 2—Fees relating to product stewardship

5 Fees relating to the accreditation of voluntary arrangements

6 Fees must accompany applications for the accreditation of voluntary arrangements

7 Penalties for late payment of fees

Part 3—Miscellaneous

8 Remitting and refunding fees and penalties—accredited voluntary arrangement

9 Review of decisions

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Part 1—Preliminary

1  Name

  This instrument is the Recycling and Waste Reduction (Fees) Rules 2020.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under the Recycling and Waste Reduction Act 2020.

4  Definitions

Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in section 10 of the Act.

  In this instrument:

Act means the Recycling and Waste Reduction Act 2020.

Part 2—Fees relating to product stewardship

5  Fees relating to the accreditation of voluntary arrangements

 (1) This section is made for the purposes of paragraphs 155(2)(a), (d) and (e) of the Act.

 (2) The fee for performing a function referred to in column 1 of an item in the following table:

 (a) is the amount specified in, or worked out using the method specified in, column 2 of the item; and

 (b) is due and payable at the time specified in column 3 of the item; and

 (c) is payable by the person specified in column 4 of the item.

6  Fees must accompany applications for the accreditation of voluntary arrangements

  For the purposes of paragraph 172(1)(e) of the Act, a fee prescribed by item 1 of the table in subsection 5(2) for consideration of an application for accreditation of a voluntary arrangement must accompany the application.

Note: Paragraph 172(1)(e) of the Act does not require the fee to accompany the application if the fee is waived.

7  Penalties for late payment of fees

 (1) This section is made for the purposes of paragraph 155(2)(f) of the Act.

 (2) If a fee (the original fee) referred to in section 5 is not paid by the time the original fee is due and payable, the person liable to pay the original fee is also liable to pay a penalty of the amount worked out using the following formula:

where:

days overdue is the number of days after the original fee is due and payable that elapse before the day on which the original fee is paid.

Part 3—Miscellaneous

8  Remitting and refunding fees and penalties—accredited voluntary arrangement

 (1) This section is made for the purposes of paragraph 155(2)(g) and subsection 155(3) of the Act.

 (2) For a fee charged in relation to an accredited voluntary arrangement, the Minister may, if the Minister considers it appropriate to do so:

 (a) remit the whole or part of the fee, or a penalty for late payment of the fee, that is payable under this instrument; or

 (b) refund the whole or part of the fee, or a penalty for late payment of the fee, that has been paid under this instrument.

 (3) The Minister may do so on the Minister’s own initiative or on written application by a person.

9  Review of decisions

 (1) This section is made for the purposes of subsection 151(2) of the Act.

 (2) Column 1 of the following table sets out each person affected by a reviewable decision. Column 2 of the table sets out the reviewable decision that a particular person is affected by.

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

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Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Abbreviation key—Endnote 2

The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

Editorial changes

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If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.

Misdescribed amendments

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If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the amendment is not incorporated and “(md not incorp)” is added to the amendment history.

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history