The Act Commentary on Sections Part 5: Waste Section 54 Site waste management plans
171.Section 54 provides powers for regulations to be made to require developers and contractors of construction and demolition projects to prepare site waste management plans. These plans must set out the arrangements for managing and disposing of waste created in the course of the project.
172.The regulations may be restricted to projects over a specified value and may specify, for example, when plans must be prepared; the contents of such plans; enforcement arrangements; offences and their penalties; and the possibility for the discharge of liability for an offence by the payment of a fixed penalty.