Plastic Shopping Bags Ban Act 2013. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision Tasmania Document type Legislation Date 2013 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to prevent, so as to minimise environmental pollution, the provision by retailers of certain plastic bags, and for related purposes. Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Packaging/labelling Pollution control Recycling/reuse Waste management Standards Inspection Geographical area ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Entry into force notes Sections 4 and 5 enter into force on 1 November 2013. The remaining provisions of this Act enter into force on the day of its publication. Abstract This Act, consisting of eight Sections, aims at establishing protecting measures to prevent, so as to minimise environmental pollution, the provision by retailers of certain plastic bags, and for related purposes. It establishes inspections, composition, and environmental standards of such plastic bags in order to comply with the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994, as they are to be read together as if the 2 Acts constituted a single Act. Full text English Website www.thelaw.tas.gov.au