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 application AUH16-023 has been received from Woodside Energy Ltd (ACN 005 482 986), Woodside Energy Ltd, Karratha Gas Plant, Burrup Peninsula, Dampier WA 6713 (Telephone: +61 8 9158 8366; Facsimile: +61 8 9058 8020).
The application relates to the export of up to 600 tonnes of spent PURASPEC absorbent containing a mixture of copper sulfide/basic copper carbonate, zinc sulfide/basic zinc carbonate and cementitious binder contaminated with trace levels of organic impurities and low levels of mercury sulfide (Basel Code 1030) to Switzerland for recovery operation R4 – Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds at Batrec Industries AG.
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 and Energy, 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.
Khokan Bagchi
Acting Director
Hazardous Waste Section
Department of the Environment and Energy
10 August 2016