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 Basel export permit AUH16-012 was granted to BP Bulwer Island Pty Ltd (ACN 008 422 115), 398 Tingira Road, Pinkenba, QLD 4008 (Telephone: +61 7 3243 7623; Facsimile: +61 7 3260 1371).
The particulars of the permit are as follows:
(a) the type of waste to be exported is spent refining (hydroprocessing and hydrocracking) catalysts (Basel code A2030);
(b) the maximum quantity of the waste that may be exported is 800 tonnes;
(c) the waste is to be exported by road to the port of export, by sea to the port of import and then by road to the recovery facility;
(d) the waste is to be contained during export in UN3190 rated cougar bags, fully palletised and loaded into sealed shipping containers;
(e) the waste may only be exported during the permit period;
(f) the waste is to be exported from the port of Brisbane, Australia to the port of Singapore, Singapore;
(g) there are no transit countries under this permit;
(h) the waste will be dealt with by recovery operations R4 – Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds and R8 – Recovery of components from catalysts;
(i) the waste is to undergo the recovery operations at Catalyst Recovery Singapore Pte Ltd, 52 Taus Road, Singapore 638502 (Telephone: +65 6863 8382; Facsimile: +65 6863 1180) by the process of temperature controlled moving belt technology to strip the spent catalyst to a non-hazardous state for regeneration and resale, or for reclamation of metals.
The permit period is from the date below until the permit expiry date of 1 June 2017. All transboundary movements must be completed by the permit expiry date.
The permit includes and is subject to conditions.
Sara Broomhall
Delegate of the Minister
Acting Assistant Secretary
Chemicals and Waste Branch
Department of the Environment and Energy
30 September 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 and Energy requesting the reasons for the decision.
An application for independent merits 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 Principal Registry or the Deputy Registrar, Administrative Appeals Tribunal in your capital city or Territory, as listed under Commonwealth Government Section in the White Pages. For further information, particularly about how to apply for review, visit www.aat.gov.au.
Further information or enquiries relating to the decision should be directed to:
Director, Hazardous Waste Section
Department of the Environment and Energy
GPO Box 787
CANBERRA ACT 2601
Telephone 1800 803 772, Facsimile (02) 6274 1164, or by email at hwa@environment.gov.au.