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 2 November 2015, special export permit number AUH15-057 was granted to Caltex Refineries (NSW) Pty Ltd, 2 Solander St, Kurnell, NSW 2231.
The particulars of the permit are as follows:
a) the hazardous waste to be exported is waste catalyst (Basel Code: B1120, Y42), specifically: UOP R-98, UOP R-500, UOP H-8 and Hysopar 5000;
b) the quantity of the waste to be exported is a maximum of 200 tonnes in up to 15 shipments;
c) the waste will be packed in UN approved sealed steel drums and/or sealed cougar bags, drums and/or bags and loaded on export fumigated pallets and into approved 20 foot or 40 foot shipping containers;
d) the waste is to be transported by road from the Caltex Lytton refinery, Queensland and the Caltex Kurnell refinery, NSW to the port of Sydney, then by sea to the Port of Oakland, United States, via New Zealand and French Polynesia, from where it will travel by road to the recovery facility, Sabin Metal West Corporation, Williston, North Dakota;
e) the waste is to be disposed of at the facility by the recovery operation R8-recovery of components from catalysts;
f) no shipment is authorised before the date below or after 16 August 2016.
The permit includes and is subject to conditions.
Andrew McNee
Delegate to the Minister
Assistant Secretary
Chemicals and Waste Branch
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