Skip to content
In forceAmended2020 Revised Edition

Part 4B · Beverage Container Return Scheme

23S. Provision of return points

Feedback & support
Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2023.

(1)

A person prescribed for the purpose of this section must operate a return point in accordance with any requirement prescribed under section 52, unless the person is prohibited from operating a return point under section 23T.

(2)

A person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both.

(3)

In a prosecution for an offence under subsection (2), it is not necessary for the prosecution to prove that the defendant intended to commit the offence.

(4)

The offence under subsection (2) is a strict liability offence.

Report

Part 5

Food Waste

Part 6

Producer Responsibility Schemes

Part 7

Enforcement

Part 8

Miscellaneous

Schedules