NOTICE OF DECISION TO GRANT A 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 permit AUH16-004 was granted to MRI (Aust) Pty Ltd (ACN 007 391 335) of 20-24 Dennis Street, CAMPBELLFIELD VIC 3061 (Telephone: +61 3 9093 1824; Facsimile + 61 3 9305 4491).
The particulars of the permit are as follows:
(a) the hazardous wastes to be exported are waste nickel-cadmium, nickel-metal hydride, and lithium ion batteries (A1170);
(b) the quantity of the wastes to be exported is a maximum of 400 tonnes, comprising of a maximum of up to:
(i) 300 tonnes of nickel-cadmium batteries;
(ii) 60 tonnes of nickel-metal hydride batteries; and
(iii) 40 tonnes of lithium ion batteries, respectively;
(c) the waste vented nickel-cadmium batteries are to be drained of electrolyte, packed onto pallets, strapped and shrink wrapped, then loaded into shipping containers and sealed;
(d) the waste dry-cell nickel-cadmium, nickel-metal hydride and lithium ion batteries are to be segregated by type and packed into vented Dangerous Goods grade drums lined with polyethylene, then loaded into shipping containers and sealed;
(e) the waste is to be exported in up to 30 shipments:
(i) by sea from the Port of Melbourne, VIC or the Port of Sydney, NSW to the port of Busan, Republic of Korea; and
(ii) then by road to the facility of KOBAR, Ltd., 296-2 Daechi-ri, Chilseo-myun, Haman-kun, Kyung Nam, 637-940, Republic of Korea (Telephone +82 55 232 3500; Facsimile +82 55 231 6300);
(f) at that facility, all of the waste batteries are to undergo recovery operation R4‑Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds; and
(g) the permit expires 28 February 2017 and all transboundary movements of the waste nickel‑cadmium, nickel-metal hydride, and lithium ion batteries must be completed by that date.
The permit includes and is subject to conditions.
Andrew McNee
Delegate of the Minister
Chemicals and Waste Branch
Department of the Environment
17 May 2016
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 the Environment 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, as listed under Commonwealth Government Section in the White Pages. Further 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 email at hwa@environment.gov.au.