NOTICE OF DECISION TO GRANT A BASEL TRANSIT 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 that on 22 November 2013, permit number AUH314131O was granted to
RCN E-Waste, 2 Piermark Drive, Albany, Auckland in New Zealand (Telephone +64 9 413 8533;
Fax: +64 415 8536).
The particulars of the permit are as follows:
(a) the hazardous waste to be transited is electronic waste;
(b) the quantity of the waste to be transited is a maximum of 1500 tonnes;
(c) at all times involving transfer and transportation, the waste must be packed and transported according to the applicable regulations and/or requirements based on the United Nations Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods ‘Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods’;
(d) the waste is to be transported in up to fifty(50) shipments by ship from New Zealand, transiting the port of Brisbane en route to Singapore;
(e) the waste is to be disposed of at the facility operated by SPM Refinery PTE Ltd located at 15 Tuas South St3, Singapore, undergoing recovery operations R4 – Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds and R5 – Recycling/reclamation of other inorganic compounds; and
(f) no shipment is authorised under this permit before the date below and all transboundary movement of the waste is to be completed by 23 September 2014.
The permit includes and is subject to conditions.
Andrew McNee
Delegate to the Minister
Assistant Secretary
Environment Protection Branch
Department of the Environment
Subject to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975, a person or persons whose interests are affected by this decision may, within 28 days, make an application in writing to the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities requesting the reasons for the decision.
An application for independent review of the decision may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal on payment of the relevant fee by the applicant within 28 days of receipt of the reasons for the decision, or within 28 days of this notice if the reasons for the decision are not sought. Applications should be made to the Deputy Registrar, Administrative Appeals Tribunal in your capital city, see under Commonwealth Government Section in the White Pages. Further information or enquiries should be directed to:
Director, Hazardous Waste Section
Department of the Environment
GPO Box 787 CANBERRA ACT 2601
Telephone 1800 803 772, Facsimile (02) 6274 1164, or by E-mail at hwa@environment.gov.au.