Waste Management Regulations 2004

No. 1, 2004

Compilation No. 2

Compilation date:   13 August 2019

Includes amendments up to: Norfolk Island Continued Laws Ordinance 2015 (No. 2, 2015) as amended up to Norfolk Island Legislation Amendment (Fees and Other Matters) Ordinance 2019 (F2019L01048)

Waste Management Regulations 2004

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

 1. Short title

 2. Interpretation

 2A. Prescribed vehicles

 3. Imposition of levy

 4. Definitions

 6. Authorised receptacle for disposal of asbestos

Waste Management Regulations 2004

Short title

 1. These regulations may be cited as the Waste Management Regulations 2004.

Interpretation

 2. In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears  —

“Act” means the Waste Management Act 2003.

“motor vehicle” has the same meaning as in the Traffic Act 2010.

Prescribed vehicles

 2A. For the purposes of subsection 8(4) of the Act, a motor vehicle is a prescribed vehicle.

Imposition of levy

 3. (1) Save as provided in subregulations (2) and (3), a levy is imposed upon all goods imported into Norfolk Island, other than —

 (a) mail; and

 (b) personal effects accompanying a passenger arriving by air upon which no air freight or import duty is paid or payable; and

 (ba) a coffin or similar receptacle containing the body of a deceased person, or an urn or other container containing the ashes of a deceased person; and

at the rate of  —

 (c) if imported by sea - $41 per cubic metre or per tonne which ever is the greater; and

 (d) if imported by air - $41 per cubic metre or tonne (whichever is greater).

  (2) A levy is imposed upon each container of livestock, being containers of equine or bovine animals, imported into Norfolk Island whether by sea or by air, at the rate of $150 per container.

  (3) Levy is imposed on a motor vehicle imported into Norfolk Island, whether imported by sea or air, at the rate of $100 per cubic metre or tonne (whichever is greater).

Note: This regulation was amended by the operation of the Norfolk Island Continued Laws Amendment (Statutory Appointments and Other Matters) Ordinance 2018. The amendments apply from 1 October 2018: see Division 16 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Norfolk Island Continued Laws Ordinance 2015.

Definitions

 4. In these regulations―

“asbestos” means the fibrous form of the mineral silicates belonging to the serpentine and amphibole groups of rock-forming minerals, including the following:

 (a) actinolite;

 (b) amosite (brown asbestos);

 (c) anthophyllite;

 (d) crocidolite (blue asbestos);

 (e) chrysotile (white asbestos);

 (f) tremolite.

 “asbestos product” means anything that contains asbestos and includes building products known as ‘fibro’, ‘super 6’, shadow line’, compressed fibro’, “hardi plank’, ‘hardi flex’, and ‘AC sheet’ that contain asbestos as well as pipes, lagging, asbestos rope, and insulation.

Authorised receptacle for disposal of asbestos

 6. (1) For the purpose of section 13 the authorised receptacle for the disposal of asbestos, asbestos product and material containing asbestos is a heavy duty plastic (200 microns thickness at least) bag or container approved by an authorised officer in accordance with guidelines approved by the executive member in accordance with section 18.

  (2) An authorised receptacle must be correctly packed and labelled before being accepted for disposal at the Waste Management Centre.

NOTES

The Waste Management Regulations 2004 as shown in this consolidation comprises regulations No. 1 of 2004 and amendments as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Amendments