📜 Environmental Protection Amendment (Banning Plastic Bags and Other Things) Bill 2018
This Bill amends the Environmental Protection Act 1986 to restrict the supply of certain plastic items like bags, balloons, straws, and packaging, and to prohibit the supply of products containing plastic microbeads in Western Australia. It defines key terms, outlines offences, and sets reporting and review requirements.
Impact
Retailers, suppliers, and consumers in Western Australia will be affected by the restrictions and prohibitions on certain plastic products. This aims to reduce plastic pollution and its impact on the environment and wildlife. The Authority will have reporting obligations, and the Minister will review the legislation's effectiveness.
Key Changes
Parliamentary Progress
- LC Second Reading MovedLC29 Mar 2018
Penalty Provisions7 found
Retailer failing to display a notice as required by subsection (1)
“1A 51V(3) $5 000 Nil”
Selling or supplying a prohibited plastic bag on or after prohibition day
“1B 51W $5 000 Nil”
Selling or supplying goods in restricted packaging on or after prohibition day
“1C 51X $5 000 Nil”
Retailer selling or supplying cosmetics, personal hygiene products or household detergents containing a prohibited plastic microbead on or after prohibition day
“1D 51Y $5 000 Nil”
Selling or supplying a prohibited balloon on or after prohibition day
“1E 51ZA $5 000 Nil”
Selling or supplying a prohibited plastic drinking straw on or after prohibition day
“1F 51ZB $5 000 Nil”
Manufacturing, importing or supplying shopping bags or packaging for goods and providing false or misleading information about their composition
“1G 51ZC $5 000 Nil”
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