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 on 23 July 2015, permit AUS15-048 was granted to Certified Destruction Services T/A CDS Recycling (ACN 146 007 490), 1359 Kingsford Smith Drive, Pinkenba, QLD, 4008 (Telephone: +61 7 3268 1828; Facsimile: +61 7 3268 3891).
The particulars of the permit are as follows:
(a) the hazardous waste to be imported is waste electrical and electronic equipment (Basel Code A1180);
(b) the quantity of the waste to be imported is a maximum of 200 tonnes;
(c) the method of transport by which the waste is to be imported in up to ten (10) shipments is:
(i) by sea from Noumea, New Caledonia to Brisbane; and then
(ii) by land to the facility operated by CDS Recycling at 1359 Kingsford Smith Drive, Pinkenba, Queensland, 4008;
(d) the waste is to undergo recovery operation R4 – Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds and R5 – Recycling/reclamation of other inorganic materials; and
(e) no shipment is authorised under this permit before the date below and all transboundary movement of the waste is to be completed by 31 December 2015.
The permit includes and is subject to the conditions that form the Schedule to this permit.
Paul Kesby
Delegate to the Minister
Acting Assistant Secretary
Chemicals and Waste 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 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 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.