Waste tracking exemptions
You do not have to record and submit waste tracking information for:
- non-commercial transportation of less than 250kg of trackable waste
- waste transported in a pipeline
- waste activities granted an exemption by the Department of Environment, Science and Innovation – read the seeking an exemption for trackable waste guideline (PDF, 445KB) to see if you are eligible
- transportation of trackable waste in a container if
- the amount of trackable waste is not more than 5% of the capacity of the container
- and
- the container is being transported to a place to be refilled with the same substance as the waste, without first undergoing any process other than the refilling
- power station fly ash being transported to a place for use in the treatment of waste in a way that involves combining the waste with the ash
- waste being transported to a registered laboratory for analysis
- transportation of chemicals from a farm, by the owner or occupier of that farm (or by another person for free), to a place that disposes of agricultural or veterinary chemicals in accordance with a product stewardship
- transportation of trackable waste in accordance with a product recall
- by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority
- or
- reported to Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- or
- by the Therapeutic Goods Administration
- waste being transported for use as a stock food
- waste being transported to a farm for use as a soil conditioner or fertiliser.
The department can grant exemptions. To find out if you are eligible, read the exemption for trackable waste guideline (PDF, 445KB).
To apply for a waste tracking exemption with complete the exemption for transport of trackable waste form (DOCX, 194KB).
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- Last reviewed: 10 Jul 2024
- Last updated: 11 Jan 2024