Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

HAZARDOUS WASTE (REGULATION OF EXPORTS AND IMPORTS) ACT 1989 - SECT 58B

Hazardous waste

  (1)   The Minister may issue a written certificate stating that a specified substance or object is, or is not, in specified circumstances, hazardous waste:

  (a)   for the purposes of this Act; or

  (b)   for the purposes of the application of this Act to a specified matter.

Consultation with relevant experts

  (2)   When deciding whether to issue a certificate under subsection   (1), the Minister must consult one or more of the following:

  (a)   a person who the Minister considers has expertise or qualifications relevant to the decision;

  (b)   an industry group;

  (c)   an environmental group;

  (d)   a State or Territory government body.

Prima facie evidence

  (3)   In any proceedings relating to this Act, a certificate under subsection   (1) is prima facie evidence of the matters in the certificate.

Gazettal

  (4)   A copy of a certificate under subsection   (1) must be published in the Gazette .