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 special import permit AUH16-019 was granted to Consolidated Alloys (ACN 005 084 097), 32 Industrial Avenue, Thomastown , Victoria, 3074 (Telephone: +61 3 8301 7100; Facsimile: +61 3 9359 4076).
The particulars of the permits are as follows:
(i) the proposed recipient of the waste is Jean Goldschmidt International SA, Place De L’Albertine 2, B-1000 Bruxelles, Belgium (Telephone: +32 2 5111309; Facsimile: +32 2 5114213);
(ii) the type of waste is solder dross (Basel Code A1020);
(iii) the maximum quantity of the waste that may be exported is 60 tonnes;
(iv) the waste is to be contained during export in sealed steel UN standard dangerous goods drums;
(v) the waste is to be transported by road to the port of export, shipped by sea, and then by road from the port of destination to the recovery facility;
(vi) the waste may only be exported during the permit period;
(vii) the waste is to be exported from the port of Melbourne;
(viii) the waste is to be exported to the port of Antwerp, Belgium;
(ix) the transit countries are Malaysia, Egypt, Morocco, United Kingdom;
(x) the waste is to undergo a recovery operation at Hydrometal S.A. – Groupe Silox facility; and
(xi) the recovery operation is R4 – Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds.
The permit period is from the date below until the permit expiry date of 30 April 2017. All transboundary movements must be completed by the permit expiry date.
The permit includes and is subject to conditions.
Andrew McNee
Delegate of the Minister
Assistant Secretary
Chemicals and Waste Branch
Department of the Environment and Energy
13 December 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.