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 export permit AUH15-056 was granted to Hydromet Corporation Pty Limited (ACN 002 802 646), 201 Five Islands Road, Unanderra, NSW, 2526 (Telephone: +64 9 914 8594; Facsimile: +64 9 309 9264).
The particulars of the permit are as follows:
(i) the proposed recipient of the waste is Azor Ambiental, SA, Ctra. Madrid, Km, 387, Pl LA Polvorista, 305000 Molina de Segura, Murcia, Spain (Telephone: +34 968307025; Facsimile: +34 968835912);
(ii) the type of the waste is lead waste and scrap derived from used lead acid batteries (Basel Code A1020);
(iii) the maximum quantity of the waste that may be exported is 6000 tonnes;
(iv) the waste is to be contained during export in bulka bags in sealed shipping containers;
(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 Port Botany, Australia;
(viii) the waste is to be exported to Port Algeciras, Spain;
(ix) the transit countries are Malaysia, Singapore, Egypt and Italy;
(x) the waste is to undergo a recovery operation at Azor Ambiental, SA in Murcia, Spain;
(xi) the recovery operation is R4 – Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds; and
(xii) no shipment is authorised to leave Australia such that it will transit through Egypt on or after 1 April 2016 unless, prior to the shipment’s departure from Australia, the Competent Authority of Egypt extends its consent period to allow for the transit.
The permit period is from the date below until the permit expiry date of 14 January 2017. All transboundary movements must be completed by the permit expiry date.
The permit includes and is subject to conditions.
Rochelle Christian
Delegate of the Minister
Acting Assistant Secretary
Chemicals and Waste Branch
Department of the Environment
11 March 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 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, as listed 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 email at hwa@environment.gov.au.