Table 5-23 Additional categories included under jurisdictional provisions relating to management of controlled wastes, compared with the Controlled Waste NEPM New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory A waste within the meaning of the Sewerage sludge and residues Animal and vegetable oils and Food processing waste Organochlorine pesticides Quarantine Regulations 2000 of the including nightsoil and septic tank Cytotoxic derivatives Alkali metals and alkaline earth metals (OCPs) Commonwealth, as amended sludge Exhibits an environmentally Pesticides, including significant characteristic and is Caustic neutralised wastes organochlorine derived or arises from a poison as Dangerous goods nos containing metallic constituents Calcium carbide Polychorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) defined in the Poisons Act 1971 Exhibits an environmentally Sewage sludge and residues, significant characteristic and is including nightsoil and septic tank derived or arises from a scheduled sludge waste within the meaning of a Industrial waste nos Heterocyclic organic compounds Carbon disulphide Sewage National Management Plan* Exhibits an environmentally significant characteristic and is derived or arises from an agvet tallow chemical as defined in the Vegetable and food processing Dangerous Substances (Safe Inert sludges or slurries Inert sludges or slurries Carcinogens teratogens and mutagens waste Handling) Act 2005 Exhibits an environmentally significant characteristic and is vegetable oils derived or arises from dangerous Inorganic chemicals (not otherwise goods as defined in the Dangerous Inorganic compounds nos specified) Cytotoxic wastes Goods (Safe Transport) Act 1998 Dangerous substances within the Sewage sludge, sewage residue, Non-halogenated organic chemicals meaning of the Dangerous Substances nightsoil or sludge from an on-site Liquid food waste (not otherwise specified) Act 1979 waste water management system Non-controlled liquids Silver and silver compounds Distillation residues
Table 5-23 Additional categories included under jurisdictional provisions relating to management of controlled wastes, compared with the Controlled Waste NEPM New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Cytotoxic Animal and vegetable oils and derivatives Food processing waste Alkali metals and alkaline earth metals Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) A waste within the meaning of the Quarantine Regulations 2000 of the Commonwealth, as amended Sewerage sludge and residues including nightsoil and septic tank sludge Dangerous goods nos Caustic neutralised wastes containing metallic constituents Pesticides, including organochlorine Calcium carbide Polychorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Exhibits an environmentally significant characteristic and is derived or arises from a poison as defined in the Poisons Act 1971 Industrial waste nos Heterocyclic organic compounds Sewage sludge and residues, including nightsoil and septic tank sludge Carbon disulphide Sewage Exhibits an environmentally significant characteristic and is derived or arises from a scheduled waste within the meaning of a National Management Plan* Inert sludges or slurries Inert sludges or slurries tallow Carcinogens teratogens and mutagens Vegetable and food processing waste Exhibits an environmentally significant characteristic and is derived or arises from an agvet chemical as defined in the Dangerous Substances (Safe Handling) Act 2005 Inorganic compounds nos Inorganic chemicals (not otherwise specified) vegetable oils Cytotoxic wastes Exhibits an environmentally significant characteristic and is derived or arises from dangerous goods as defined in the Dangerous Goods (Safe Transport) Act 1998 Liquid food waste Non-halogenated organic chemicals (not otherwise specified) Dangerous substances within the meaning of the Dangerous Substances Act 1979 Sewage sludge, sewage residue, nightsoil or sludge from an on-site waste water management system Non-controlled liquids Silver and silver compounds Distillation residues
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