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 Mobil Refining Australia Pty Ltd (ABN 48 004 300 163), 12 Riverside Quay, Southbank VIC 3006.
The application relates to the export of up to 50 tonnes of spent catalyst (Basel Code 2030) to the facility operated by GS Ecometal Co Ltd in Ulsan, Republic of Korea. The waste is destined for recovery operation R8 – Recovery of components from catalysts.
The export would be by ship from Melbourne, transiting Singapore en route to Busan in the Republic of Korea.
The export 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 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.
Andrew McNee
Delegate to the Minister
Assistant Secretary
Environment Protection Branch
20 June 2014