Western Australia

Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2007

Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery (e-waste) Regulations 2024

Western Australia

Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery (e-waste) Regulations 2024

Contents

Part 1 — Preliminary

1.Citation1

2.Commencement1

3.Terms used1

4.When regulated e‑waste is aggregated3

5.Related entities taken into account when determining whether business entity is significant entity3

6.Exceptions4

7.Other laws about hazardous waste4

Part 2 — Prohibition on disposal of e‑waste to landfill

8.Regulated e‑waste not to be disposed to landfill5

Part 3 — Specific responsibilities

Division 1 — E‑waste service providers

9.Storage, treatment, processing and recycling7

10.Separation of waste8

11.Records8

Division 2 — Significant entities

12.Storage and transfer requirements9

13.Records11

Division 3 — Landfill operators

14.Separation of waste11

Division 4 — Record retention

15.Record retention12

Part 4 — Exemptions

16.Exemption from requirement under these regulations13

17.Application for exemption14

18.Conditions of exemption15

19.Notification of exemption15

20.Amendment or revocation of exemption16

21.Application for amendment of exemption16

22.Notification of amendment or revocation of exemption17

23.Review18

Part 5 — Transitional provisions for Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery (e‑waste) Amendment Regulations 2026

24.Term used19

25.E‑waste service provider return for financial year ending 30 June 202619

26.Exemption applications made before commencement day19

27.Exemptions granted before commencement day20

Schedule 1 — Regulated e‑waste

Notes

Compilation table26

Defined terms

Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2007

Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery (e‑waste) Regulations 2024

Part 1 — Preliminary

1.Citation

These regulations are the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery (e‑waste) Regulations 2024.

2.Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

(a)Part 1 (other than regulations 3 to 7) — on the day on which these regulations are published on the WA legislation website;

(b)the rest of the regulations — on 1 July 2024.

3.Terms used

In these regulations —

aggregated, in relation to regulated e‑waste, has the meaning given in regulation 4;

business entity —

(a)means an entity involved in business, industry, trade or commerce; but

(b)does not include a public entity;

Department’s website means a website maintained by, or on behalf of, the Department;

e‑waste service provider means a person who conducts a business or undertaking that includes the collection or receipt of regulated e‑waste for storage, management, aggregation, treatment, processing, sorting, recycling, transfer or disposal;

exemption holder has the meaning given in regulation 21(1);

landfill operator means a person who occupies premises that constitute a landfill site;

landfill site means premises that are specified in the Environmental Protection Regulations 1987 Schedule 1 category 63, 64, 65, 66 or 89;

management standard means Australian Standard AS 5377:2022 Management of electrical and electronic equipment for re‑use or recycling published by Standards Australia (as in force on 1 July 2024);

public entity means —

(a)an agency or organisation as those terms are defined in the Public Sector Management Act 1994 section 3(1); or

(b)a local government or a regional local government; or

(c)a body, corporate or unincorporate, that is established or continued for a public purpose by the State, regardless of the way it is established;

recovered materials means materials that are created as a result of regulated e‑waste being transformed through separation and recycling in accordance with the waste strategy;

regulated e‑waste means the types of waste described in Schedule 1 column 2;

remote area means the following remoteness areas in the Australian Statistical Geography Standard published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics —

(a)Outer Regional Australia (SA1 average ARIA+ value range greater than 2.4 and less than or equal to 5.92);

(b)Remote Australia (SA1 average ARIA+ value range greater than 5.92 and less than or equal to 10.53);

(c)Very Remote Australia (SA1 average ARIA+ value range greater than 10.53);

residual waste means waste that remains after regulated e‑waste has been transformed, through separation and recycling in accordance with the waste strategy, to create —

(a)recovered materials; or

(b)materials suitable to be used in energy recovery;

significant entity means a business entity or a public entity that, in relation to any financial year —

(a)has 200 or more employees at the beginning of the financial year; or

(b)created, during the immediately preceding financial year, 5 or more tonnes of regulated e‑waste;

waste management infrastructure means premises or facilities used for the collection, transport, storage, treatment, processing, sorting, recycling or disposal of waste.

[Regulation 3 amended: SL 2026/120 r. 4.]

4.When regulated e‑waste is aggregated

Regulated e‑waste is aggregated if it is subjected to a process intended to provide for resource recovery by combining the same or similar materials, collected or obtained at any time, as part of a process associated with dealing with waste.

[Regulation 4 amended: SL 2026/120 r. 5.]

5.Related entities taken into account when determining whether business entity is significant entity

(1)For the purpose of determining whether a business entity is a significant entity in relation to a financial year —

(a)the number of employees of the business entity is taken to include the number of employees of any related entity to the business entity; and

(b)the amount of regulated e‑waste (determined according to weight) created by the business entity is taken to include the amount of regulated e‑waste created by any related entity of the business entity.

(2)For the purposes of subregulation (1), 2 or more entities are related entities if they are related bodies corporate under the Corporations Act 2001 (Commonwealth) section 9.

6.Exceptions

These regulations do not apply to the disposal of —

(a)regulated e‑waste that has been unintentionally captured after it has been placed in a kerbside or other similar bin; or

(b)regulated e‑waste that has been mixed with other waste and is not known to be present with that other waste at the time of disposal; or

(c)residual waste.

7.Other laws about hazardous waste

In the event of an inconsistency between these regulations and another written law that relates to the management or disposal of hazardous waste, the other written law prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.

Part 2 — Prohibition on disposal of e‑waste to landfill

8.Regulated e‑waste not to be disposed to landfill

(1)An e‑waste service provider must not send regulated e‑waste to, or leave regulated e‑waste at, a landfill site.

Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $10 000.

(2)A significant entity must not send regulated e‑waste to, or leave regulated e‑waste at, a landfill site.

Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $10 000.

(3)It is a defence to a charge of an offence under subregulation (1) or (2) to prove that the e‑waste service provider or a significant entity that is a business entity (as the case may be) sent the regulated e‑waste to, or left the regulated e‑waste at, the landfill site in the reasonable expectation that the regulated e‑waste would be aggregated (either at the landfill site or at some other place).

(4)A public entity is not in breach of subregulation (2) if the public entity sent the regulated e‑waste to, or left the regulated e‑waste at, a landfill site in the reasonable expectation that the regulated e‑waste would be aggregated (either at the landfill site or at some other place).

(5)A landfill operator must not dispose of regulated e‑waste that has been accepted at a landfill site to landfill.

Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $10 000.

(6)It is a defence to a charge of an offence under subregulation (5) to prove that the landfill operator —

(a)obtained a written declaration, signed by the person who left the waste accepted at the landfill site, that the person had no reason to believe that the waste contained or was regulated e‑waste; or

(b)did not know, and could not reasonably have known, that waste accepted at the landfill site contained or was regulated e‑waste.

[Regulation 8 amended: SL 2026/120 r. 6.]

Part 3 — Specific responsibilities

Division 1 — E‑waste service providers

9.Storage, treatment, processing and recycling

(1)An e‑waste service provider must store regulated e‑waste only for the purposes of management, aggregation, treatment, processing, sorting, recycling or transfer.

Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $10 000.

(2)An e‑waste service provider must not store regulated e‑waste for more than —

(a)if the regulated e‑waste is stored in a remote area — 24 months after the end of the month in which the regulated e‑waste is received; or

(b)otherwise — 12 months after the end of the month in which the regulated e‑waste is received.

Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $10 000.

(2A)For the purposes of subregulation (2)(a), regulated e‑waste is stored in a remote area if the premises where the regulated e‑waste is stored are in a remote area when the regulated e‑waste is received.

(3)An e‑waste service provider must not, during the collection, storage or transportation of regulated e‑waste by the provider, do anything that would reduce the ability of the regulated e‑waste to be treated, processed or recycled.

Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $10 000.

(4)An e‑waste service provider must, to the extent that the provider undertakes the separation or recycling of regulated e‑waste, maximise the recovery of recovered materials and minimise the amount of residual waste from the regulated e‑waste.

Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $10 000.

(5)It is a defence to a charge of an offence under subregulation (2), (3) or (4) to prove that the e‑waste service provider took reasonable steps to avoid the commission of the offence.

(6)In determining what constitutes reasonable steps for the purposes of subregulation (5), it is relevant to take into account the management standard.

[Regulation 9 amended: SL 2026/120 r. 7.]

10.Separation of waste

(1)This regulation applies to regulated e‑waste collected or received by an e‑waste service provider that is mixed with other waste.

(2)The e‑waste service provider must separate the regulated e‑waste from the other waste.

Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $10 000.

(3)It is a defence to a charge of an offence under subregulation (2) to prove that the e‑waste service provider —

(a)took reasonable steps to avoid the commission of the offence; or

(b)did not know, and could not reasonably have known, that the regulated e‑waste was mixed with the other waste.

(4)In determining what constitutes reasonable steps for the purposes of subregulation (3)(a), it is relevant to take into account the management standard.

[Regulation 10 amended: SL 2026/120 r. 8.]

11.Records

(1)This regulation applies to an e‑waste service provider required to hold a licence as defined in the EP Act section 3(1) in respect of premises used for the purpose of storing, treating or processing regulated e‑waste, whether or not a licence is in force.

(2)The e‑waste service provider must record the following information for each financial year in connection with the provider’s business or undertaking —

(a)a description of the regulated e‑waste using the categories of regulated e‑waste in Schedule 1 column 1;

(b)for each category of regulated e‑waste in Schedule 1 column 1 — the weight of regulated e‑waste collected or received by the provider;

[(c)deleted]

(d)for each category of regulated e‑waste in Schedule 1 column 1 — the weight of recovered materials and residual waste produced by the provider;

(e)for each person to whom the provider transferred regulated e‑waste —

(i)the name and address of the person; and

(ii)the weight of regulated e‑waste transferred.

(3)The e‑waste service provider must, not later than 1 October in each year, lodge with the CEO a return containing the information required to be recorded under subregulation (2) for the immediately preceding financial year.

Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $10 000.

(4)The return must be in a form approved by the CEO.

[Regulation 11 amended: SL 2026/120 r. 9.]

Division 2 — Significant entities

12.Storage and transfer requirements

(1)A significant entity must keep regulated e‑waste resulting from its activities separate from other waste.

Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $10 000.

(2)A significant entity must not store regulated e‑waste resulting from the significant entity’s activities for more than —

(a)if the regulated e‑waste is stored in a remote area — 24 months after the end of the month in which the regulated e‑waste results from the significant entity’s activities; or

(b)otherwise — 12 months after the end of the month in which the regulated e‑waste results from the significant entity’s activities.

Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $10 000.

(2A)For the purposes of subregulation (2)(a), regulated e‑waste is stored in a remote area if the premises where the regulated e‑waste is stored are in a remote area when the regulated e‑waste results from the significant entity’s activities.

(3)A significant entity must not, during the storage or transportation of regulated e‑waste resulting from its activities, do anything that would reduce the ability of the regulated e‑waste to be treated, processed or recycled.

Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $10 000.

(4)A significant entity must transfer regulated e‑waste resulting from its activities to an e‑waste service provider.

Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $10 000.

(5)It is a defence to a charge of an offence under subregulation (1), (2), (3) or (4) for a significant entity that is a business entity to prove that the significant entity took reasonable steps to avoid the commission of the offence.

(6)A public entity will not be in breach of subregulation (1), (2), (3) or (4) if the public entity takes reasonable steps to avoid the breach.

(7)In determining what constitutes reasonable steps for the purposes of subregulation (5) or (6), it is relevant to take into account the management standard.

[Regulation 12 amended: SL 2026/120 r. 10.]

13.Records

A significant entity must maintain records that are sufficient to demonstrate the transfer of regulated e‑waste resulting from the significant entity’s activities to an e‑waste service provider under these regulations.

Penalty: a fine of $10 000.

[Regulation 13 inserted: SL 2026/120 r. 11.]

Division 3 — Landfill operators

14.Separation of waste

(1)This regulation applies to regulated e‑waste received by a landfill operator that is mixed with other waste.

(2)The landfill operator must separate the regulated e‑waste from the other waste.

Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $10 000.

(3)It is a defence to a charge of an offence under subregulation (2) to prove that the landfill operator —

(a)took reasonable steps to avoid the commission of the offence; or

(b)did not know, and could not reasonably have known, that the regulated e‑waste was mixed with the other waste.

(4)In determining what constitutes reasonable steps for the purposes of subregulation (3)(a), it is relevant to take into account the management standard.

[Regulation 14 amended: SL 2026/120 r. 12.]

Division 4 — Record retention

15.Record retention

(1)An e‑waste service provider or significant entity required to record information under this Part must retain the record for at least 5 years from the date on which it is created.

Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $10 000.

(2)An e‑waste service provider or significant entity required to record information under this Part must, on request by the CEO, give the CEO a copy of the record within the period specified by the CEO.

Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $10 000.

(3)The period specified by the CEO under subregulation (2) cannot be less than 28 days.

Part 4 — Exemptions

[Heading inserted: SL 2026/120 r. 13.]

16.Exemption from requirement under these regulations

(1)The CEO may, in writing, exempt any of the following from a requirement imposed under these regulations —

(a)an e‑waste service provider;

(b)a landfill operator;

(c)a significant entity;

(d)a class of e‑waste service providers, landfill operators or significant entities.

(2)An exemption under subregulation (1) may apply to the entity or class of entities —

(a)generally; or

(b)in relation to —

(i)specified regulated e‑waste; or

(ii)a specified location; or

(iii)a specified activity.

(3)An exemption under subregulation (1) may be granted on the CEO’s own initiative or on application under regulation 17.

(4)The CEO may grant an exemption in relation to an entity under subregulation (1)(a), (b) or (c) if the CEO is satisfied it is appropriate to do so because —

(a)events or circumstances beyond the control of the entity have rendered regulated e‑waste unsuitable for resource recovery; or

(b)it is unreasonable to expect the entity to comply with the requirement because —

(i)regulated e‑waste is in a remote area; and

(ii)waste management infrastructure is not available within a reasonable distance of the entity.

(5)The CEO may grant an exemption in relation to a class of entities under subregulation (1)(d) if the CEO is satisfied it is appropriate to do so because —

(a)events or circumstances beyond the control of the entities in the class have rendered —

(i)regulated e‑waste unsuitable for resource recovery; or

(ii)the management, aggregation, treatment, processing, sorting, recycling, transfer or disposal of regulated e‑waste impracticable;

or

(b)it is unreasonable to expect the entities in the class to comply with the requirement because —

(i)regulated e‑waste is in a remote area; and

(ii)waste management infrastructure is not available within a reasonable distance of the entities in the class.

(6)An exemption under subregulation (1) applies for the period specified in the exemption.

[Regulation 16 inserted: SL 2026/120 r. 13.]

17.Application for exemption

(1)An application for an exemption under regulation 16(1) may be made by —

(a)an e‑waste service provider; or

(b)a landfill operator; or

(c)a significant entity; or

(d)a class of e‑waste service providers, landfill operators or significant entities.

(2)The application must —

(a)be in a form approved by the CEO; and

(b)include the reasons for the application; and

(c)include, or be accompanied by, any other information specified by the CEO.

(3)If the CEO decides not to grant the exemption, the CEO must, as soon as practicable, give the applicant notice, in writing, of the decision stating the reasons for the decision.

[Regulation 17 inserted: SL 2026/120 r. 13.]

18.Conditions of exemption

(1)The CEO may grant an exemption under regulation 16(1) subject to conditions the CEO considers appropriate and specifies in the exemption.

(2)An e‑waste service provider, landfill operator or significant entity to which an exemption applies must comply with the conditions specified in the exemption.

Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $10 000.

[Regulation 18 inserted: SL 2026/120 r. 13.]

19.Notification of exemption

(1)If the CEO grants an exemption under regulation 16(1)(a), (b) or (c), the CEO must —

(a)give a copy of the exemption to the e‑waste service provider, landfill operator or significant entity to which the exemption applies; and

(b)publish the exemption on the Department’s website.

(2)If the CEO grants an exemption under regulation 16(1)(d), the CEO must publish the exemption on the Department’s website.

[Regulation 19 inserted: SL 2026/120 r. 13.]

20.Amendment or revocation of exemption

(1)The CEO may, in writing, amend an exemption granted under regulation 16(1) to —

(a)extend or otherwise change the period for which the exemption applies; or

(b)vary the conditions to which the exemption is subject, including by imposing new conditions; or

(c)correct the details of the entity, or class of entities, to which the exemption applies; or

(d)change the specified regulated e‑waste, specified location or specified activity to which the exemption applies.

(2)The CEO must not amend an exemption under subregulation (1) unless the CEO considers that there would be grounds under regulation 16(4) or (5) to grant a new exemption in the same terms as the amended exemption.

(3)An amendment of an exemption under subregulation (1) may be made on the CEO’s own initiative or on application under regulation 21.

(4)The CEO may, in writing, revoke an exemption granted under regulation 16(1).

[Regulation 20 inserted: SL 2026/120 r. 13.]

21.Application for amendment of exemption

(1)In this regulation —

exemption holder means any of the following who is exempt, or belongs to a class of entities who are exempt, under regulation 16(1) —

(a)an e‑waste service provider;

(b)a landfill operator;

(c)a significant entity.

(2)An application for an amendment of an exemption under regulation 20(1) may be made by an exemption holder.

(3)The application must —

(a)be in a form approved by the CEO; and

(b)include the reasons for the application; and

(c)include, or be accompanied by, any other information specified by the CEO.

(4)If the CEO decides not to amend the exemption, the CEO must, as soon as practicable, give the applicant notice, in writing, of the decision stating the reasons for the decision.

[Regulation 21 inserted: SL 2026/120 r. 13.]

22.Notification of amendment or revocation of exemption

(1)If the CEO amends or revokes an exemption granted under regulation 16(1)(a), (b) or (c), the CEO must —

(a)give a copy of the amendment or revocation, and the reasons for the decision to amend or revoke the exemption, to the e‑waste service provider, landfill operator or significant entity to which the exemption applies; and

(b)publish the amendment or revocation, and the reasons for the decision to amend or revoke the exemption, on the Department’s website.

(2)If the CEO amends or revokes an exemption granted under regulation 16(1)(d), the CEO must publish the amendment or revocation, and the reasons for the decision to amend or revoke the exemption, on the Department’s website.

(3)The amendment or revocation takes effect upon publication on the Department’s website under subregulation (1)(b) or (2).

[Regulation 22 inserted: SL 2026/120 r. 13.]

23.Review

(1)In this regulation —

person aggrieved means —

(a)in relation to a decision referred to in paragraph (a) or (e) of the definition of reviewable decision — an applicant; or

(b)in relation to a decision referred to in paragraph (b) or (c) of the definition of reviewable decision — an exemption holder; or

(c)in relation to a decision referred to in paragraph (d) of the definition of reviewable decision — a former exemption holder;

reviewable decision means a decision of the CEO —

(a)not to grant an exemption on application under regulation 17; or

(b)to grant an exemption subject to conditions under regulation 18(1); or

(c)to amend an exemption under regulation 20(1) on the CEO’s own initiative; or

(d)to revoke an exemption under regulation 20(4); or

(e)not to amend an exemption on application under regulation 21.

(2)A person aggrieved by a reviewable decision may apply to the State Administrative Tribunal for a review of the decision.

[Regulation 23 inserted: SL 2026/120 r. 13.]

Part 5 — Transitional provisions for Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery (e‑waste) Amendment Regulations 2026

[Heading inserted: SL 2026/120 r. 13.]

24.Term used

In this Part —

commencement day means the day on which the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery (e‑waste) Amendment Regulations 2026 regulation 13 comes into operation.

[Regulation 24 inserted: SL 2026/120 r. 13.]

25.E‑waste service provider return for financial year ending 30 June 2026

Despite the amendments made by the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery (e‑waste) Amendment Regulations 2026, a return lodged under regulation 11(3) for the financial year ending on 30 June 2026 must contain the information required to be recorded under regulation 11(2) (as in force immediately before commencement day).

[Regulation 25 inserted: SL 2026/120 r. 13.]

26.Exemption applications made before commencement day

(1)This regulation applies if —

(a)an application for an exemption from a requirement imposed under these regulations is made before commencement day under regulation 16 (as in force before commencement day); and

(b)the CEO has not decided the application before commencement day.

(2)The application is taken, on and from commencement day, to be an application made under regulation 17.

[Regulation 26 inserted: SL 2026/120 r. 13.]

27.Exemptions granted before commencement day

(1)If the CEO exempted an e‑waste service provider, a landfill operator or a significant entity from a requirement imposed under these regulations under regulation 16 (as in force before commencement day) and the exemption is in effect immediately before commencement day —

(a)the exemption is taken to be an exemption granted under regulation 16(1); and

(b)if the exemption is subject to conditions specified by the CEO under regulation 16(5) (as in force before commencement day) — the conditions are taken to be conditions specified by the CEO under regulation 18(1).

(2)Regulation 18(2) does not apply to a condition referred to in subregulation (1)(b).

[Regulation 27 inserted: SL 2026/120 r. 13.]

Schedule 1 — Regulated e‑waste

[r. 3]

Column 1 Category of regulated e‑waste	Column 2 Type of waste
Screens, information technology and telecommunications	Television screens and monitor screens, including — (a)cathode ray tube televisions and monitors; and (b)flat panel‑display televisions; and (c)flat panel‑display monitors Computers, including — (a)desktop computers; and (b)laptops and tablets Machines that perform the functions of printing, copying, facsimile transmission or projection Information technology equipment, including — (a)networking equipment such as servers, routers, signal amplifiers and duplicators; and (b)web cameras; and (c)accounting machines; and (d)cash registers; and (e)postage franking machines, ticket issuing machines and other similar machines
	Computer peripherals, including — (a)internal and external devices, and cables and cords, that support or perform the functions of — (i)data input, output or transfer; and (ii)data storage; and (iii)processing (including central and graphics processing units; and (b)devices that allow input to control computers such as — (i)keyboards; and (ii)mice; and (iii)joysticks and gamepads; and (iv)controllers; and (c)devices, cables and cords that provide power to, or charge, computers; and (d)typewriters, word‑processing machines, electronic calculators and other devices that perform functions typically able to be performed by computers Telecommunications equipment, including —
	(a)mobile telephones and related batteries, chargers and accessories; and (b)pagers; and (c)base stations for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data; and (d)transmission‑receive apparatus for televisions and radios; and (e)cordless telephones and telephone sets; and (f)telephone answering machines; and (g)telephonic or telegraphic switching apparatus
Lighting and lamps	Compact fluorescent lamps Straight tube fluorescent lamps The following lamps commonly known as Special Lamps — (a)mercury or sodium vapour lamps; (b)high and low pressure sodium lamps; (c)hot cathode fluorescent lamps; (d)other lamps used by professionals or specialists, or in similar work Light emitting diode (LED) lighting products Portable lights and lamps Household luminaires, including — (a)ceiling lights (including chandeliers), wall lights and floor lights; and (b)electric table, desk, bedside and floor lamps; and (c)household incandescent light globes; and (d)lighting sets of Christmas trees and displays; and (e)bicycle lighting and signalling equipment
Large appliances when used in a home, office or professional environment	Dishwashers Ovens, furnaces, extraction equipment, range hoods and other similar cooking equipment Washing machines and dryers, or a combination of both Large dispensers such as non‑cooled vending machines, commercial coffee machines, coffee vending machines, ticket vending machines and other similar machines
Batteries	All batteries, unless the battery is part of a device and the device is not designed to enable the removal of the battery by a user
Temperature exchange equipment when used in a home, office or professional environment	Compression‑type refrigerators Absorption‑type refrigerators Freezers (chest type or upright type) Air conditioners (installed or portable) Other cooling systems or equipment (including dehumidifiers and heat pump dryers) Cooled dispensers for food or drinks Heating and ventilation equipment
Medical devices	Medical devices that would not, because of their shape or size, fit into a container measuring 50 cm x 50 cm x 50 cm

[Schedule 1 amended: SL 2026/120 r. 14.]

Notes

This is a compilation of the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery (e-waste) Regulations 2024 and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation see the compilation table.

Compilation table

Citation	Published	Commencement
Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery (e-waste) Regulations 2024	SL 2024/70 1 May 2024	Pt. 1 (other than r. 3‑7): 1 May 2024 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than Pt. 1 (r. 1 and 2): 1 Jul 2024 (see r. 2(b))
Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery (e‑waste) Amendment Regulations 2026	SL 2026/120 24 Jun 2026	r. 1 and 2: 24 Jun 2026 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2026 (see r. 2(b))

Defined terms

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined termProvision(s)

aggregated3, 4

business entity3

commencement day24

Department’s website3

e-waste service provider3

exemption holder3, 21(1)

landfill operator3

landfill site3

management standard3

person aggrieved23(1)

public entity3

recovered materials3

regulated e-waste3

remote area3

residual waste3

reviewable decision23(1)

significant entity3

waste management infrastructure3

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