NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO VARY A BASEL EXPORT PERMIT 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 of an application from Lewer Corporation Pty Ltd (ACN 000 995 611), 64 Moncur Street, Woollahra, NSW 2025 Telephone: +61 2 9363 9741; Facsimile: +61 2 9326 2043), to vary Basel export permit AUH15-062.
The original permit was granted on 7 July 2016 for the export of up to 1000 tonnes of waste zinc skimmings (Basel Code A1080) to Thailand for recovery operation R4-recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds. The applicant proposes varying the permit to:
a) increase the quantity of the wastes to 1500 tonnes;
b) increase the intended time for shipments to 30 June 2017;
c) increase the total intended shipments to 13;
d) include the Port of Singapore as a transit port; and
e) vary the destination port to Laem Chebang, Thailand.
All other particulars of the permit would remain unchanged if the variation were 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 of the Minister
Chemicals and Waste Branch
Department of the Environment
26 January 2017