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Part 4 allows regulations to implement extended producer responsibility schemes for a product, group of products or an industry in NSW.
An extended producer responsibility scheme extends a producer's physical or financial responsibility for a product to the post-consumer stage of its life-cycle, and includes product stewardship. A producer includes a supplier of the product in NSW or a person with a proprietary interest in the name under which it is supplied.
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- Part 4 allows regulations to implement extended producer responsibility schemes for a product, group of products or an industry in NSW.
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- legislation.nsw.gov.au
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Which WHS law does this come from?
Extended producer responsibility schemes for products and industries is a WHS requirement set out in Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2001 (NSW). The relevant provision is Environment > Waste > WARR Act 2001 > Extended Producer Responsibility § 15-18.
What does this WHS obligation require?
Extended producer responsibility schemes for products and industries is a WHS obligation under Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2001 (NSW). In short, Part 4 allows regulations to implement extended producer responsibility schemes for a product, group of products or an industry in NSW.
What changed recently?
Extended producer responsibility schemes for products and industries was last updated on 19 October 2026.