2015
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National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme – Roles and Responsibilities
Local government:
- Can work with co-regulatory arrangements to deliver scheme services
- Manage e-waste outside the scheme as needed
Householders and small businesses:
- Access to industry-funded scheme e-waste collection services
- E-waste disposal outside of scheme services may incur a fee
Scheme Collection Services:
- Free of charge scheme collection points for e-waste disposal
- Services may be permanent or temporary, and run by councils, retailers, or other providers
State and Territory Governments:
- Environmental protection authorities and other agencies manage licensing and ensure environmental and work health and safety compliance
- Responsible for overseeing the management of e-waste outside the scheme
E-waste Recyclers:
- Contract with co-regulatory arrangements to provide recycling services
- E-waste recyclers can also work with other businesses and local governments to recycle e-waste outside the scheme
Co-regulatory arrangements (Administrators):
- Achieve scheme outcomes on behalf of their liable party members
- Organise scheme collection and recycling activities, communicate this information to the public
Liable parties:
- Required to join and fund a co-regulatory arrangement
Department of the Environment:
- Ensures compliance of liable parties
- Ensures co-regulatory arrangements meet scheme outcomes.
Department of Immigration and Border Protection:
- Regulate imports and exports
- Provide import data to the Department of the Environment
Customs brokers:
- Assist liable parties with their imports, lodge import information with Department of Immigration and Border Protection