As the designated person for New Zealand, and in accordance with section 43(1) of the Australian Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997 (“Australian Act”), I endorse the proposed Regulations set out below for the purposes of section 45 of the Australian Act.
Dated this 29th day of July 2023.
Hon Dr DUNCAN WEBB, Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.
1. Name
This instrument is the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Legislation Amendment (Northern Territory Container Deposit Scheme) Regulations 2023.
2. Commencement
(1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
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1. The whole of this instrument |
The day after this instrument is registered. |
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.
(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.
3. Authority
This instrument is made under section 45 of the Trans‑Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997.
4. Schedules
Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.
Schedule 1—Amendments
Trans‑Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997
1. Clause 11 of Schedule 2
Before “Firearms and other prohibited or offensive weapons”, insert:
Container deposit scheme
The following laws:
(a) Part 2 of the Environment Protection (Beverage Containers and Plastic Bags) Act 2011;
(b) all other provisions of that Act, to the extent that they relate to the container deposit scheme established by that Part;
(c) regulations or other instruments made under that Act, to the extent that they relate to that scheme.