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 was received on 16 March 2015 from McMahon Services Australia Pty Ltd (ACN 097 072 565), PO Box 80, Welshpool, Western Australia, 6986
(Telephone + 61 8 6350 7004; Facsimile + 61 8 6350 1169).
The application relates to the export of up to 7200 tonnes of steel scrap coated with paint containing asbestos fibres (Basel code A2050) from Port Hedland in Western Australia to Indonesia to undergo recovery operation R4 – Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds.
The waste would be exported by sea in one (1) shipment within a 12 month period specified in the permit, if granted.
Written comments on the permit application may be lodged with the Department within 28 days of publication of this notice. Comments should be addressed to the Director, Hazardous Waste Section, Department of the Environment, GPO Box 787 CANBERRA ACT 2601, or forwarded by
e-mail to hwa@environment.gov.au. Respondents should be aware that comments will be shared with the applicant and should not contain commercial-in-confidence information.
Declan O’Connor-Cox
Delegate to the Minister
Acting Assistant Secretary
Waste Policy Branch