NOTICE OF APPLICATION RECEIVED UNDER THE
HAZARDOUS WASTE (REGULATION OF EXPORTS AND IMPORTS) ACT 1989
Pursuant to Section 33 of the Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989, notice is given that an application has been received from Bat Rec Battery Recyclers (Bat Rec), 3/60 Coulson Street, Wacol, Queensland 4076. The application relates to the export of up to
2500 tonnes of used lead acid batteries from Bat Rec to Kookjea Metallic Co Ltd, San 10, Ogye-Ri Geumho-Eup Yeongcheon-Si, Gyeongsangbuk-Du in the Republic of Korea for recovery operation R4 – Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds.
The waste will shipped from the port of Brisbane, transiting no other ports en route to the port of Busan in the Republic of Korea. The waste will then be transported by road to the facility of Kookjea Metallic Co Ltd.
The transboundary movement would take place in up to twelve (12) shipments during the time period stated in the permit, if granted.
Dane Roberts
Delegate to the Minister
Acting Assistant Secretary
Environment Protection Branch
15 July 2013