Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia

 

Product Stewardship (Televisions and Computers) Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Regulations 2018

I, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Ret’d), GovernorGeneral of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.

Dated 21 June 2018

Peter Cosgrove

GovernorGeneral

By His Excellency’s Command

Melissa Price

Assistant Minister for the Environment

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment and Energy

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contents

1 Name

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Schedules

Schedule 1—Amendments

Product Stewardship (Televisions and Computers) Regulations 2011

1  Name

  This instrument is the Product Stewardship (Televisions and Computers) Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Regulations 2018.

2  Commencement

 (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Commencement information

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Provisions

Commencement

Date/Details

1.  The whole of this instrument

1 July 2018.

1 July 2018

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

 (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under the Product Stewardship Act 2011.

4  Schedules

  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1Amendments

 

Product Stewardship (Televisions and Computers) Regulations 2011

1  Regulation 1.03 (paragraph (e) of the definition of relevant Schedule)

After “1 July 2015, insert “and before 1 July 2018”.

2  Regulation 1.03 (at the end of the definition of relevant Schedule)

Add:

 ; and (f) for a unit imported or manufactured on or after 1 July 2018 and before 1 July 2019—Schedule 1E; and

 (g) for a unit imported or manufactured on or after 1 July 2019—Schedule 1F.

3  Subregulation 3.04(3) (method statement, step 2, paragraph (c))

Omit “0.8”, substitute “0.72”.

4  Subregulation 3.04(3) (method statement, step 3, paragraph (c))

Omit “0.88”, substitute “0.71”.

5  Schedule 1D (heading)

After “1 July 2015, insert “to 30 June 2018”.

6  After Schedule 1D

Insert:

Schedule 1ETelevision or computer products, product codes and conversion factors from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019

Note: See regulation 1.03

Part 1Televisions

Division 1Colour

 

Colour televisions—product codes and conversion factors

Item

Column 1

Description

Column 2

Product code

Column 3

Conversion factor (kg)

1.1

Colour televisions:

 

 

 

(a) weighing less than 3 kg

8528.72.00.01

2.4

 

(b) weighing 3 kg or more but less than 5 kg

8528.72.00.02

4.2

 

(c) weighing 5 kg or more but less than 8 kg

8528.72.00.03

6.7

 

(d) weighing 8 kg or more but less than 10 kg

8528.72.00.04

8.8

 

(e) weighing 10 kg or more but less than 12 kg

8528.72.00.05

11.1

 

(f) weighing 12 kg or more but less than 14 kg

8528.72.00.06

13.0

 

(g) weighing 14 kg or more but less than 16 kg

8528.72.00.07

14.7

 

(h) weighing 16 kg or more but less than 18 kg

8528.72.00.08

17.2

 

(i) weighing 18 kg or more but less than 20 kg

8528.72.00.09

18.4

 

(j) weighing 20 kg or more but less than 25 kg

8528.72.00.63

23.0

 

(k) weighing 25 kg or more but less than 30 kg

8528.72.00.64

28.0

 

(l) weighing 30 kg or more but less than 40 kg

8528.72.00.65

35.2

 

(m) weighing 40 kg or more

8528.72.00.66

46.6

1.2

Other

8528.72.00.93

46.6

 

Division 2Black and white or other monochrome

 

Black and white or other monochrome—product codes and conversion factors

Item

Column 1

Description

Column 2

Product code

Column 3

Conversion factor (kg)

2.1

Black and white or other monochrome

8528.73.00.35

1.0

 

Part 2Computers

 

 

Computers—product codes and conversion factors

Item

Column 1

Description

Column 2

Product code

Column 3

Conversion factor (kg)

3.1

Automatic data processing machines and units, magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded form, and machines for processing the data:

 

 

 

(a) portable automatic data processing machines, weighing not more than 10 kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display:

 

 

 

(i) laptops, notebooks, palmtops and tablets:

 

 

 

(A) weighing not more than 1 kg

8471.30.00.31

0.4

 

(B) weighing more than 1 kg but not more than 3 kg

8471.30.00.33

2.1

 

(C) weighing more than 3 kg but not more than 10 kg

8471.30.00.34

3.5

 

(ii) other

8471.30.00.90

3.0

 

(b) other automatic data processing machines, comprising in the same housing at least a central processing unit and an input and output unit, whether or not combined:

 

 

 

(i) personal computers

8471.41.00.21

6.2

 

(ii) other

8471.41.00.91

2.3

 

(c) other automatic data processing machines, presented in the form of systems:

 

 

 

(i) personal computers

8471.49.00.22

8.9

 

(ii) other

8471.49.00.92

10.5

 

(d) processing units other than those mentioned in paragraphs (b) and (c), whether or not containing in the same housing one or 2 storage units, input units or output units:

 

 

 

(i) central processing units for personal computers

8471.50.00.23

7.4

 

(ii) other

8471.50.00.93

13.2

3.2

Monitors and projectors, not incorporating television reception apparatus, reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radiobroadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus:

 

 

 

(a) cathoderay tube monitors capable of directly connecting to and designed for use with an automatic data processing system mentioned in item 3.1

8528.42.00.11

11.4

 

(b) other monitors capable of directly connecting to and designed for use with an automatic data processing system mentioned in item 3.1:

 

 

 

(i) flat screen monitors:

 

 

 

(A) weighing not more than 5 kg

8528.52.00.23

3.9

 

(B) weighing more than 5 kg but not more than 10 kg

8528.52.00.24

6.1

 

(C) weighing more than 10 kg

8528.52.00.25

14.5

 

(ii) other

8528.52.00.34

6.3

Part 3Printers

 

 

Printers—product codes and conversion factors

Item

Column 1

Description

Column 2

Product code

Column 3

Conversion factor (kg)

4.1

Machines which perform 2 or more of the functions of printing, copying or fax transmission (with printing or copying as the principal function) capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network:

 

 

 

(a) weighing not more than 10 kg

8443.31.00.20

5.3

 

(b) weighing more than 10 kg but not more than 20 kg

8443.31.00.21

14.2

 

(c) weighing more than 20 kg but not more than 35 kg

8443.31.00.18

23.3

 

(d) weighing more than 35 kg but not more than 50 kg

8443.31.00.19

37.3

 

(e) weighing more than 50 kg but not more than 100 kg

8443.31.00.23

76.6

 

(f) weighing more than 100 kg but not more than 150 kg

8443.31.00.24

122.0

 

(g) weighing more than 150 kg but not more than 200 kg

8443.31.00.25

152.0

 

(h) weighing more than 200 kg but not more than 300 kg

8443.31.00.26

238.3

 

(i) weighing more than 300 kg but not more than 500 kg

8443.31.00.27

304.0

 

(j) weighing more than 500 kg

8443.31.00.28

617.2

4.2

Other printers capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network:

 

 

 

(a) weighing not more than 1 kg

8443.32.00.27

0.2

 

(b) weighing more than 1 kg but not more than 5 kg

8443.32.00.28

2.4

 

(c) weighing more than 5 kg but not more than 10 kg

8443.32.00.29

7.0

 

(d) weighing more than 10 kg but not more than 20 kg

8443.32.00.32

13.5

 

(e) weighing more than 20 kg but not more than 50 kg

8443.32.00.33

27.0

 

(f) weighing more than 50 kg but not more than 100 kg

8443.32.00.34

77.8

 

(g) weighing more than 100 kg but not more than 150 kg

8443.32.00.35

115.7

 

(h) weighing more than 150 kg but not more than 200 kg

8443.32.00.36

157.7

 

(i) weighing more than 200 kg but not more than 300 kg

8443.32.00.37

239.2

 

(j) weighing more than 300 kg but not more than 500 kg

8443.32.00.38

384.2

 

(k) weighing more than 500 kg

8443.32.00.39

551.0

Part 4Computer parts and peripherals

 

 

Computer parts and peripherals—product codes and conversion factors

Item

Column 1

Description

Column 2

Product code

Column 3

Conversion factor (kg)

5.1

Automatic data processing machines and units, magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded form, and machines for processing the data:

 

 

 

(a) input or output units, whether or not containing storage units in the same housing:

 

 

 

(i) keyboards

8471.60.00.55

0.8

 

(ii) joysticks and game pads

8471.60.00.91

0.6

 

(iii) mouses and trackballs

8471.60.00.92

0.1

 

(iv) scanners:

 

 

 

(A) weighing not more than 1 kg

8471.60.00.65

0.2

 

(B) weighing more than 1 kg but not more than 5 kg

8471.60.00.66

3.2

 

(C) weighing more than 5 kg

8471.60.00.67

6.9

 

(v) other

8471.60.00.98

0.7

 

(b) storage units:

 

 

 

(i) compact disc drives (including burners)

8471.70.00.20

1.0

 

(ii) digital video disc drives (including burners)

8471.70.00.25

0.5

 

(iii) hard drives

8471.70.00.74

0.4

 

(iv) other

8471.70.00.44

0.04

5.2

Parts for machines mentioned in item 3.1:

 

 

 

(a) cards (including network, sound, video, IDE, SCSI, and other similar cards)

8473.30.00.62

0.1

 

(b) motherboards

8473.30.00.68

0.8

 

(c) other:

 

 

 

(i) weighing not more than 1 kg

8473.30.00.71

0.1

 

(ii) weighing more than 1 kg but not more than 5 kg

8473.30.00.72

1.8

 

(iii) weighing more than 5 kg

8473.30.00.73

6.5

5.3

Electrical transformers, static converters (for example, rectifiers and inductors)—static converters—separately housed units, designed to be housed in the same cabinet as the central processing unit of machines mentioned in item 3.1

8504.40.30.59

0.7

5.4

Web cameras

8525.80.10.15

0.1

 

Schedule 1FTelevision or computer products, product codes and conversion factors from 1 July 2019

Note: See regulation 1.03

Part 1Televisions

Division 1Colour

 

Colour televisions—product codes and conversion factors

Item

Column 1

Description

Column 2

Product code

Column 3

Conversion factor (kg)

1.1

Colour televisions:

 

 

 

(a) weighing less than 3 kg

8528.72.00.01

2.4

 

(b) weighing 3 kg or more but less than 5 kg

8528.72.00.02

4.2

 

(c) weighing 5 kg or more but less than 8 kg

8528.72.00.03

6.7

 

(d) weighing 8 kg or more but less than 10 kg

8528.72.00.04

8.8

 

(e) weighing 10 kg or more but less than 12 kg

8528.72.00.05

11.1

 

(f) weighing 12 kg or more but less than 14 kg

8528.72.00.06

13.0

 

(g) weighing 14 kg or more but less than 16 kg

8528.72.00.07

14.7

 

(h) weighing 16 kg or more but less than 18 kg

8528.72.00.08

17.2

 

(i) weighing 18 kg or more but less than 20 kg

8528.72.00.09

18.4

 

(j) weighing 20 kg or more but less than 25 kg

8528.72.00.63

23.0

 

(k) weighing 25 kg or more but less than 30 kg

8528.72.00.64

28.0

 

(l) weighing 30 kg or more but less than 40 kg

8528.72.00.65

35.2

 

(m) weighing 40 kg or more

8528.72.00.66

46.6

1.2

Other

8528.72.00.93

46.6

 

Division 2Black and white or other monochrome

 

Black and white or other monochrome—product codes and conversion factors

Item

Column 1

Description

Column 2

Product code

Column 3

Conversion factor (kg)

2.1

Black and white or other monochrome

8528.73.00.35

1.0

 

Part 2Computers

 

 

Computers—product codes and conversion factors

Item

Column 1

Description

Column 2

Product code

Column 3

Conversion factor (kg)

3.1

Automatic data processing machines and units, magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded form, and machines for processing the data:

 

 

 

(a) portable automatic data processing machines, weighing not more than 10 kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display:

 

 

 

(i) laptops, notebooks, palmtops and tablets:

 

 

 

(A) weighing not more than 1 kg

8471.30.00.31

0.4

 

(B) weighing more than 1 kg but not more than 2 kg

8471.30.00.35

1.7

 

(C) weighing more than 2 kg but not more than 3 kg

8471.30.00.36

2.5

 

(D) weighing more than 3 kg but not more than 10 kg

8471.30.00.34

3.5

 

(ii) other

8471.30.00.90

3.0

 

(b) other automatic data processing machines, comprising in the same housing at least a central processing unit and an input and output unit, whether or not combined:

 

 

 

(i) weighing not more than 1 kg

8471.41.00.22

0.4

 

(ii) weighing more than 1 kg but not more than 2 kg

8471.41.00.23

1.6

 

(iii) weighing more than 2 kg but not more than 5 kg

8471.41.00.24

3.2

 

(iv) weighing more than 5 kg but not more than 8 kg

8471.41.00.25

6.3

 

(v) weighing more than 8 kg but not more than 12 kg

8471.41.00.26

9.3

 

(vi) weighing more than 12 kg

8471.41.00.27

15.5

 

(c) other automatic data processing machines, presented in the form of systems:

 

 

 

(i) weighing not more than 1 kg

8471.49.00.31

0.9

 

(ii) weighing more than 1 kg but not more than 5 kg

8471.49.00.32

3.7

 

(iii) weighing more than 5 kg

8471.49.00.33

10.7

 

(d) processing units other than those mentioned in paragraphs (b) and (c), whether or not containing in the same housing one or 2 storage units, input units or output units:

 

 

 

(i) weighing not more than 1 kg

8471.50.00.41

0.1

 

(ii) weighing more than 1 kg but not more than 5 kg

8471.50.00.42

4.6

 

(iii) weighing more than 5 kg but not more than 10 kg

8471.50.00.43

9.5

 

(iv) weighing more than 10 kg but not more than 15 kg

8471.50.00.44

14.5

 

(v) weighing more than 15 kg

8471.50.00.45

28.0

3.2

Monitors and projectors, not incorporating television reception apparatus, reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radiobroadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus:

 

 

 

(a) cathoderay tube monitors capable of directly connecting to and designed for use with an automatic data processing system mentioned in item 3.1

8528.42.00.11

11.4

 

(b) other monitors capable of directly connecting to and designed for use with an automatic data processing system mentioned in item 3.1:

 

 

 

(i) flat screen monitors:

 

 

 

(A) weighing not more than 5 kg

8528.52.00.23

3.9

 

(B) weighing more than 5 kg but not more than 10 kg

8528.52.00.24

6.1

 

(C) weighing more than 10 kg

8528.52.00.25

14.5

 

(ii) other

8528.52.00.34

6.3

Part 3Printers

 

 

Printers—product codes and conversion factors

Item

Column 1

Description

Column 2

Product code

Column 3

Conversion factor (kg)

4.1

Machines which perform 2 or more of the functions of printing, copying or fax transmission (with printing or copying as the principal function) capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network:

 

 

 

(a) weighing not more than 4 kg

8443.31.00.01

3.5

 

(b) weighing more than 4 kg but not more than 6 kg

8443.31.00.02

4.8

 

(c) weighing more than 6 kg but not more than 10 kg

8443.31.00.03

7.9

 

(d) weighing more than 10 kg but not more than 20 kg

8443.31.00.21

14.2

 

(e) weighing more than 20 kg but not more than 35 kg

8443.31.00.18

23.3

 

(f) weighing more than 35 kg but not more than 50 kg

8443.31.00.19

37.3

 

(g) weighing more than 50 kg but not more than 100 kg

8443.31.00.23

76.6

 

(h) weighing more than 100 kg but not more than 150 kg

8443.31.00.24

122.0

 

(i) weighing more than 150 kg but not more than 200 kg

8443.31.00.25

152.0

 

(j) weighing more than 200 kg but not more than 300 kg

8443.31.00.26

238.3

 

(k) weighing more than 300 kg but not more than 500 kg

8443.31.00.27

304.0

 

(l) weighing more than 500 kg

8443.31.00.28

617.2

4.2

Other printers capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network:

 

 

 

(a) weighing not more than 1 kg

8443.32.00.27

0.2

 

(b) weighing more than 1 kg but not more than 5 kg

8443.32.00.28

2.4

 

(c) weighing more than 5 kg but not more than 8 kg

8443.32.00.11

5.8

 

(d) weighing more than 8 kg but not more than 10 kg

8443.32.00.12

8.3

 

(e) weighing more than 10 kg but not more than 20 kg

8443.32.00.32

13.5

 

(f) weighing more than 20 kg but not more than 50 kg

8443.32.00.33

27.0

 

(g) weighing more than 50 kg but not more than 100 kg

8443.32.00.34

77.8

 

(h) weighing more than 100 kg but not more than 150 kg

8443.32.00.35

115.7

 

(i) weighing more than 150 kg but not more than 200 kg

8443.32.00.36

157.7

 

(j) weighing more than 200 kg but not more than 300 kg

8443.32.00.37

239.2

 

(k) weighing more than 300 kg but not more than 500 kg

8443.32.00.38

384.2

 

(l) weighing more than 500 kg

8443.32.00.39

551.0

Part 4Computer parts and peripherals

 

 

Computer parts and peripherals—product codes and conversion factors

Item

Column 1

Description

Column 2

Product code

Column 3

Conversion factor (kg)

5.1

Automatic data processing machines and units, magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded form, and machines for processing the data:

 

 

 

(a) input or output units, whether or not containing storage units in the same housing:

 

 

 

(i) keyboards

8471.60.00.55

0.8

 

(ii) joysticks and game pads

8471.60.00.91

0.6

 

(iii) mouses and trackballs

8471.60.00.92

0.1

 

(iv) scanners:

 

 

 

(A) weighing not more than 1 kg

8471.60.00.65

0.2

 

(B) weighing more than 1 kg but not more than 5 kg

8471.60.00.66

3.2

 

(C) weighing more than 5 kg

8471.60.00.67

6.9

 

(v) other:

 

 

 

(A) weighing not more than 500g

8471.60.00.87

0.2

 

(B) weighing more than 500g but not more than 1 kg

8471.60.00.88

0.7

 

(C) weighing more than 1kg but not more than 5 kg

8471.60.00.94

1.8

 

(D) weighing more than 5kg

8471.60.00.97

8.6

 

(b) storage units:

 

 

 

(i) compact disc drives (including burners)

8471.70.00.20

1.0

 

(ii) digital video disc drives (including burners)

8471.70.00.25

0.5

 

(iii) hard drives

8471.70.00.74

0.4

 

(iv) other:

 

 

 

(A) weighing not more than 500g

8471.70.00.51

0.2

 

(B) weighing more than 500g but not more than 1 kg

8471.70.00.52

0.7

 

(C) weighing more than 1kg but not more than 5 kg

8471.70.00.53

1.8

 

(D) weighing more than 5kg

8471.70.00.54

8.6

5.2

Parts for machines mentioned in item 3.1:

 

 

 

(a) cards (including network, sound, video, IDE, SCSI, and other similar cards)

8473.30.00.62

0.1

 

(b) motherboards

8473.30.00.68

0.8

 

(c) other:

 

 

 

(i) weighing not more than 1 kg

8473.30.00.71

0.1

 

(ii) weighing more than 1 kg but not more than 5 kg

8473.30.00.72

1.8

 

(iii) weighing more than 5 kg

8473.30.00.73

6.5

5.3

Electrical transformers, static converters (for example, rectifiers and inductors)—static converters—separately housed units, designed to be housed in the same cabinet as the central processing unit of machines mentioned in item 3.1

8504.40.30.59

0.7

5.4

Web cameras

8525.80.10.15

0.1