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<leghistory id="act-2026-021" type="act" title="Waste Reduction and Recycling (Strengthening the Container Refund Scheme) Amendment Act 2026" project.no="B25_0078" version.series.id="e93a96a6-7c22-4fdb-8d3d-7354881eefc2" version.desc.id="50d9e793-287c-41af-a389-5b1876c06184" act.type="publicgeneral"><legislationlist><actentry bill.project.no="B25_0078" type="act.original" doc.id="act-2026-021" introduction.date="2026-03-26" assent.date="2026-09-21"><legref valid.date="as.made" target.doc.id="act-2026-021" type="act" target.version.series="e93a96a6-7c22-4fdb-8d3d-7354881eefc2" jurisd="QLD" check="unknown"><name emphasis="yes">Waste Reduction and Recycling (Strengthening the Container Refund Scheme) Amendment Act 2026</name></legref><commencements><commencement guid="_d5007b1d-24de-4ef8-a687-3e220b6a9c9d" commence.date="2026-09-21" type="commence"><txt break.before="1"><legref jurisd="QLD" type="act" refid="sec.1" target.doc.id="act-2026-021" target.version.series="e93a96a6-7c22-4fdb-8d3d-7354881eefc2" check="invalid">ss&#160;1</legref>–<legref jurisd="QLD" type="act" refid="sec.2" target.doc.id="act-2026-021" target.version.series="e93a96a6-7c22-4fdb-8d3d-7354881eefc2" check="invalid">2</legref> comm on date of assent</txt></commencement><commencement commence.date="" type="commence" guid="_1fba9389-70d0-4139-b2a3-9212a271fa88"><txt break.before="1"><legref jurisd="QLD" type="act" refid="sec.3" target.doc.id="act-2026-021" target.version.series="e93a96a6-7c22-4fdb-8d3d-7354881eefc2" check="invalid">ss&#160;3</legref>–<legref jurisd="QLD" type="act" refid="sec.15" target.doc.id="act-2026-021" target.version.series="e93a96a6-7c22-4fdb-8d3d-7354881eefc2" check="invalid">15</legref> not yet proclaimed into force (see <legref jurisd="QLD" type="act" refid="sec.2" target.doc.id="act-2026-021" target.version.series="e93a96a6-7c22-4fdb-8d3d-7354881eefc2" check="invalid">s&#160;2</legref>)</txt><txt break.before="1">Note—This Act will automatically be repealed under AIA <legref jurisd="QLD" type="act" refid="sec.22C" target.doc.id="act-2026-021" target.version.series="e93a96a6-7c22-4fdb-8d3d-7354881eefc2" check="invalid">s&#160;22C</legref> at the beginning of the day after all of its provisions have commenced.</txt></commencement></commencements></actentry></legislationlist><creationhistory project.no="B25_0078" title="Waste Reduction and Recycling (Strengthening the Container Refund Scheme) Amendment Bill 2026"><evententry name="Introduced" event.date="2026-03-26"><associateddoc print.type="bill.first" target.doc.id="bill-2025-078" target.version.series="e93a96a6-7c22-4fdb-8d3d-7354881eefc2">Bill (Introduction)</associateddoc><associateddoc print.type="bill.first.exp" target.doc.id="bill-2025-078" target.version.series="e93a96a6-7c22-4fdb-8d3d-7354881eefc2">Explanatory Note</associateddoc><associateddoc print.type="bill.first.hrc" target.doc.id="bill-2025-078" target.version.series="e93a96a6-7c22-4fdb-8d3d-7354881eefc2">Human Rights Statement of Compatibility</associateddoc></evententry><evententry name="Indicative Reprint" event.date="2026-04-01"><associateddoc print.type="speciallabel" target.doc.id="bill-2025-078" special.label="act-2011-031" target.version.series="e93a96a6-7c22-4fdb-8d3d-7354881eefc2">                    Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011 (as amended by the Waste Reduction and Recycling (Strengthening the Container Refund Scheme) Amendment Bill 2026)
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