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 AUH15-065 has been received from Viva Energy Australia Pty Limited, Level 16, 720 Bourke Street, Docklands, VIC, 3008, Telephone: +61 3 5273 8855.
The application relates to the export of up to 130 tonnes of spent catalysts consisting of platinum on an alumina substrate, contaminated with hydrocarbons (Basel Code A2030) to the United States of America (USA) for recovery operation R4 – Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds and R8 – Recovery of components from catalysts at Sabin Metal West Corp.
The waste would be transported by sea from Port Botany, Sydney, transiting via New Zealand and French Polynesia, en route to the USA.
The proposed transboundary movement would take place in one shipment 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 Gazette publication addressed to the Director, Hazardous Waste Section, Department of the Environment, GPO Box 787 CANBERRA ACT 2601, or by email at 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 October 2015