Scrap Metal Industry
Scrap Metal Industry Act 2016
A Bill to regulate the scrap metal industry was passed by the NSW Parliament on 14 September 2016 and subsequently assented to by the Governor on 21 September 2016.
It is proposed that the legislation will commence on 1 March 2017.
Regulatory measures provided for by the Act include:
*Require persons who carry on a business of dealing in scrap metal (scrap metal dealers) to register the business with the Commissioner of Police.
*Prohibit scrap metal dealers from paying cash for scrap metal.
*Require scrap metal dealers to keep and maintain records of transactions for buying scrap metal, including details of the person selling the scrap metal.
*Require scrap metal dealers to report suspicious transactions to the police.
*Prohibit scrap metal dealers from accepting a motor vehicle (or any motor vehicle body, engine or chassis) as scrap metal if it does not display its identification details.
*Provide for short-term and long-term closure orders in respect of premises at which a scrap metal business is being carried on if the business is not registered under the proposed *Act or serious criminal offences have been committed on the premises.
*Authorise police officers without a warrant to enter premises at which a scrap metal business is being carried on to investigate contraventions of the proposed Act and to search, take photographs and recordings and seize and copy records; and to provide for other regulatory measures in respect of the scrap metal industry.
http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/community_issues/scrap_metal_industry
Scrap Metal Industry Act 2016
A Bill to regulate the scrap metal industry was passed by the NSW Parliament on 14 September 2016 and subsequently assented to by the Governor on 21 September 2016.
It is proposed that the legislation will commence on 1 March 2017.
Regulatory measures provided for by the Act include:
*Require persons who carry on a business of dealing in scrap metal (scrap metal dealers) to register the business with the Commissioner of Police.
*Prohibit scrap metal dealers from paying cash for scrap metal.
*Require scrap metal dealers to keep and maintain records of transactions for buying scrap metal, including details of the person selling the scrap metal.
*Require scrap metal dealers to report suspicious transactions to the police.
*Prohibit scrap metal dealers from accepting a motor vehicle (or any motor vehicle body, engine or chassis) as scrap metal if it does not display its identification details.
*Provide for short-term and long-term closure orders in respect of premises at which a scrap metal business is being carried on if the business is not registered under the proposed *Act or serious criminal offences have been committed on the premises.
*Authorise police officers without a warrant to enter premises at which a scrap metal business is being carried on to investigate contraventions of the proposed Act and to search, take photographs and recordings and seize and copy records; and to provide for other regulatory measures in respect of the scrap metal industry.
http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/community_issues/scrap_metal_industry
