NOTICE OF DECISION TO GRANT AN 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 that on 24 July 2015, Basel export permit number AUH146550N was granted to Caltex Refineries (NSW) Pty Limited (ACN 000 108 725), Level 4, 2 Market Street, Sydney, NSW 2000 (Telephone: +61 7 3362 7859, Facsimile: +61 7 3362 7237).
The particulars of the permit are as follows:
a) the hazardous waste to be exported is waste catalyst (Basel Code: A2030), specifically: spent KF-772, KF-752-3QEA, KF-840-3Q (regenerated), AT535 ART (NiMo),
KF-647-3QEA, KF-842-3QEA, KF-752-3Q, XF1260-1.5E Eurocat (CoMo) (regenerated), KF-542LD-7R Nippon Ketjen, KF-772-1.5E Nippon Ketjen, KAS-5B, KF-1201-3Q and H-15.
b) the quantity of the waste to be exported is a maximum of 600 tonnes in up to 20 shipments;
c) the waste is to be transported by road to the ports of Sydney, Melbourne or Fremantle, then by sea to the Port of Singapore, from where it will travel by road to the recovery facility, Catalyst Recovery Singapore Pte Ltd, no 52 Tuas Road, Singapore, 638502.
d) the waste is to be disposed of at the facility by the recovery operations R4-recycling / reclamation of metals and metal compounds and R8-recovery of components from catalysts.
e) no shipment is authorised before the date below or after 18 May 2016.
The permit includes and is subject to conditions.
Paul Kesby
Delegate to the Minister
Acting Assistant Secretary
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,
see 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 E-mail at hwa@environment.gov.au