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Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2001 No 58

Effective date Publication date Amendments included Notes
04 March 2022 04 March 2022 2022 No 3
29 November 2021 29 November 2021 2021 No 31
30 September 2021 30 September 2021 2001 No 58
25 March 2021 25 March 2021 2021 No 5
14 May 2020 14 May 2020 2020 No 5
01 December 2019 01 December 2019 2016 No 57
01 August 2018 01 August 2018 2018 No 25
01 December 2017 01 December 2017 2016 No 57
01 November 2017 01 November 2017 2016 No 57
01 August 2017 01 August 2017 2016 No 57
17 November 2016 17 November 2016 2016 No 57
06 July 2009 06 July 2009 2007 No 94
01 July 2008 01 July 2008 2008 No 62
01 July 2005 01 July 2005 2005 No 56
06 July 2004 06 July 2004 2004 No 55
27 November 2003 27 November 2003 2003 No 82
14 December 2001 14 December 2001 2001 No 112
17 July 2001 17 July 2001

Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2001 No 58

Assented to 17.07.2001.

Minister’s second reading speech made: Legislative Assembly, 20.6.2001; Legislative Council, 2.7.2001 pm.

Date of commencement, Sch 3.8 excepted, 8.10.2001, sec 2 and GG No 143 of 21.9.2001, p 7867.

Date of commencement of Sch 3.8, 25.7.2001, sec 2 and GG No 116 of 25.7.2001, p 5613.

Amended by sec 53A(10) of this Act.

Environment Legislation Amendment Act 2022 No 3

Assented to 04.03.2022.

Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

Plastic Reduction and Circular Economy Act 2021 No 31

Assented to 29.11.2021.

Date of commencement of Sch 3, assent, sec 2(1).

COVID-19 Recovery Act 2021 No 5

Assented to 25.03.2021.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.30, assent, sec 2(1).

COVID-19 Legislation Amendment (Emergency Measures—Miscellaneous) Act 2020 No 5

Assented to 14.05.2020.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.32, assent, sec 2(1).

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018 No 25

Assented to 15.06.2018.

Date of commencement of Sch 2, 1.8.2018, sec 2 (3).

Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Amendment (Container Deposit Scheme) Act 2016 No 57

Assented to 25.10.2016.

Date of commencement, except Sch 1 [3] to the extent that it inserts Div 3 of Part 5, 17.11.2016, sec 2 and 2016 (675) LW 17.11.2016.

Date of commencement of Sch 1 [3] to the extent that it inserts the heading to Div 3 of Part 5 and sec 40, 1.8.2017, sec 2 and 2017 (371) LW 28.7.2017.

Date of commencement of Sch 1 [3] to the extent that it inserts the heading to Subdiv 1 of Div 3 of Part 5 and secs 37 and 38 (except sec 38 (1) (b)), 1.11.2017, sec 2 and 2017 (593) LW 27.10.2017.

Date of commencement of Sch 1 [3] to the extent that it inserts sec 38 (1) (b) and Subdiv 2 of Div 3 of Part 5, 1.12.2017, 2017 (593) LW 27.10.2017.

Date of commencement of Sch 1[3] to the extent that it inserts sec 39, 1.12.2019, sec 2 and 2017 (644) LW 24.11.2017.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008 No 62

Assented to 01.07.2008.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.40, assent, sec 2 (2).

Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Act 2007 No 94

Assented to 13.12.2007.

Date of commencement of Sch 2, 6.7.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (314) LW 3.7.2009.

Brigalow and Nandewar Community Conservation Area Act 2005 No 56

Assented to 01.07.2005.

Date of commencement of Sch 12.6, 1.7.2005, sec 2 (2).

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 No 55

Assented to 06.07.2004.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.44, 1.7.2004, Sch 1.44.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2003 No 82

Assented to 27.11.2003.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.44, assent, sec 2 (2).

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2001 No 112

Assented to 14.12.2001.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.40, assent, sec 2 (2).

This is a consolidated list of all history notes for this title. View the history notes inline to see the point-in-time history of provisions for a particular historical version by clicking the Turn history notes on button.

Long title

Am 2003 No 82, Sch 1.44 [3].

Sec 3

Am 2021 No 31, Sch 3.5[1].

Sec 4

Am 2003 No 82, Sch 1.44 [4] [5]; 2016 No 57, Sch 2 [2].

Part 2, heading

Subst 2003 No 82, Sch 1.44 [6].

Sec 5

Rep 2003 No 82, Sch 1.44 [7].

Sec 6

Am 2003 No 82, Sch 1.44 [8]–[10]; 2005 No 56, Sch 12.6 [1]; 2016 No 57, Sch 2 [3]–[5].

Secs 7–10

Rep 2003 No 82, Sch 1.44 [7].

Sec 11

Am 2003 No 82, Sch 1.44 [9]–[11]. Rep 2016 No 57, Sch 2 [6].

Sec 12

Am 2003 No 82, Sch 1.44 [9] [12]–[14]; 2008 No 62, Sch 1.40 [1] [2]; 2016 No 57, Sch 2 [7]; 2018 No 25, Sch 2.36 [1]. Subst 2021 No 31, Sch 3.5[2].

Sec 13

Rep 2003 No 82, Sch 1.44 [7].

Sec 14

Am 2003 No 82, Sch 1.44 [9].

Sec 18

Am 2001 No 112, Sch 2.40 [1] [2]; 2003 No 82, Sch 1.44 [15]; 2018 No 25, Sch 2.36 [2].

Part 5

Ins 2016 No 57, Sch 1 [3]. For information concerning Part 5 before the commencement of 2016 No 57, Sch 1 [2] see the Historical table of amendments in the Legislative history.

Part 5, Divs 1, 2 (secs 19–36 )

Ins 2016 No 57, Sch 1 [3].

Part 5, Div 3, heading

Ins 2016 No 57, Sch 1 [3].

Part 5, Div 3, Subdiv 1, heading

Ins 2016 No 57, Sch 1 [3].

Secs 37–40

Ins 2016 No 57, Sch 1[3].

Part 5, Div 3, Subdiv 2

Ins 2016 No 57, Sch 1 [3].

Sec 41

Ins 2016 No 57, Sch 1 [3].

Sec 42

Ins 2016 No 57, Sch 1 [3].

Sec 43

Ins 2016 No 57, Sch 1 [3].

Sec 44

Ins 2016 No 57, Sch 1 [3]. Am 2022 No 3, Sch 9[1]–[3].

Part 5, Div 4 (secs 45–48)

Ins 2016 No 57, Sch 1 [3].

Part 6 (previously Part 5)

Renumbered 2016 No 57, Sch 1 [2]. For information concerning Part 6 before the commencement of 2016 No 57, Sch 1 [2] see the Historical table of amendments in the Legislative history.

Sec 49 (previously sec 20)

Renumbered 2016 No 57, Sch 1 [2].

Sec 50 (previously sec 21)

Renumbered 2016 No 57, Sch 1 [2]. Subst 2021 No 31, Sch 3.5[2].

Sec 51 (previously sec 22)

Renumbered 2016 No 57, Sch 1 [2].

Part 7 (previously Part 6)

Renumbered 2016 No 57, Sch 1 [2].

Secs 52, 53 (previously secs 23, 24)

Renumbered 2016 No 57, Sch 1 [2].

Sec 53A

Ins 2020 No 5, Sch 1.32. Am 2021 No 5, Sch 1.30. Rep 2001 No 58, sec 53A(10).

Secs 54, 55

Ins 2016 No 57, Sch 1 [4].

Secs 56, 57 (previously secs 27, 32)

Renumbered 2016 No 57, Sch 1 [2].

Schs 1–3

Rep 2003 No 82, Sch 1.44 [22].

Sch 4

Am 2003 No 82, Sch 1.44 [23]–[27]; 2004 No 55, Sch 1.44 [1]–[4]; 2005 No 56, Sch 12.6 [3]–[5], 2016 No 57, Schs 1 [5] [6], 2 [10].

The whole Act (except the long title, secs 4 (1), 5, 6 (2) and (3), 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 (1) and (4), 13, 14 (1), 19 (3), (4) (b) and (5) (b), 20 (1) and (2), 21, 22 (1), 24 (1) (except sec 24 (1) (c)) and 25, Schs 1, 3 and 4 and the headings to Part 2 and secs 20, 21, 22, 24 and 25)

Am 2003 No 82, Sch 1.44 [1] (“Resource NSW” omitted wherever occurring, “the Director-General” inserted instead).

The whole Act (except secs 4 (1), 13 and 19 (4) (b) and Sch 2)

Am 2003 No 82, Sch 1.44 [2] (“The EPA” and “the EPA” omitted wherever occurring, “The Director-General” and “the Director-General” inserted instead, respectively).

The whole Act (except Sch 4)

Am 2016 No 57, Sch 2 [1] (“Director-General” and “Director-General’s” omitted wherever occurring, “EPA” and “EPA’s”, inserted instead, respectively).

Information concerning Parts 5 and 6 before the commencement of 2016 No 57, Sch 1 [2].

Part 5

Renumbered as Part 6, 2016 No 57, Sch 1 [2].

Sec 19

Am 2001 No 112, Sch 2.40 [3]; 2003 No 82, Sch 1.44 [16]–[18]. Rep 2005 No 56, Sch 12.6 [2].

Sec 20

Am 2003 No 82, Sch 1.44 [9] [19]. Renumbered as sec 49, 2016 No 57, Sch 1 [2].

Sec 21, heading

Am 2003 No 82, Sch 1.44 [20].

Sec 21

Am 2003 No 82, Sch 1.44 [9] [15]. Renumbered as sec 50, 2016 No 57, Sch 1 [2].

Sec 22, heading

Am 2003 No 82, Sch 1.44 [21].

Sec 22

Am 2003 No 82, Sch 1.44 [9]. Renumbered as sec 51, 2016 No 57, Sch 1 [2].

Part 6

Renumbered as Part 7, 2016 No 57, Sch 1 [2].

Sec 23

Renumbered as sec 52, 2016 No 57, Sch 1 [2].

Sec 24, heading

Am 2003 No 82, Sch 1.44 [20].

Sec 24

Am 2003 No 82, Sch 1.44 [9]. Renumbered as sec 53, 2016 No 57, Sch 1 [2].

Sec 25

Rep 2003 No 82, Sch 1.44 [7].

Sec 26

Am 2007 No 94, Sch 2. Rep 2016 No 57, Sch 1 [1].

Sec 27

Renumbered as sec 56, 2016 No 57, Sch 1 [2].

Sec 28

Rep 2016 No 57, Sch 2 [8].

Secs 29, 30

Rep 2003 No 82, Sch 1.44 [7].

Sec 31

Rep 2016 No 57, Sch 2 [9].

Sec 32

Renumbered as sec 57, 2016 No 57, Sch 1 [2].

Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Bill 2001

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2nd Reading (LA): 20 June 2001
Assent: 17 July 2001 PDF icon 2001 No 58