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 AUH15-076 was received from Orbitas Pty Ltd, Building 10, Level 1, 658 Church Street, Richmond, Victoria, 3121, Telephone: 1300 783 879, Fax: 1300 783 870.
The application relates to the import of up to 400 tonnes of used lead acid batteries (Basel Code A1160) for recovery operations R1 – Use as a fuel (other than in direct incineration) or other means to generate energy – use principally as a fuel or other means to generate energy, R4 – Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds and R6 – Regeneration of acids or bases at Renewed Metal Technologies Pty Ltd.
The waste would be transported by sea from Auckland, New Zealand direct to Port Botany and then by road to the facility operated by Renewed Metal Technologies Pty Ltd.
The transboundary movement would take place in up to 12 shipments during the time 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 email 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.
Andrew McNee
Delegate to the Minister
Assistant Secretary
Chemicals and Waste Branch
2 December 2015