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 for a special transit permit has been received from Terrag France, 1 rue Antoine Wagner, F-67190 Mutzig, France.
The application relates to the proposed transit through Brisbane of up to 1 000 tonnes of waste soil and gravel contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (Basel code: A3180) en route from New Caledonia to Germany for recovery operation R5 - recycling/reclamation of inorganic materials.
The transboundary movements would take place in up to 65 shipments, during the time period stated 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 e-mail 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
Waste Policy Branch
Department of the Environment
2 October 2015