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 AUH16-046 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 permits are as follows:
(i) the proposed exporter of the waste is Chempro Group Limited, 40 Seaview Road, Seaview, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand (Telephone: +64 4 576 6003; Facsimile: +64 4 568 7591);
(ii) the type of waste is lead waste and scrap (grid) derived from Used Lead Acid Batteries (Basel Code A1020);
(iii) the maximum quantity of the waste that may be imported is 100 tonnes;
(iv) the waste is to be contained during import in plastic lined drums with pallets, in containers;
(v) the waste is to be transported during import 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 imported during the permit period;
(vii) the waste is to be imported from the Centre Port Wellington and Port of Auckland, New Zealand, to the Port of Melbourne, Australia;
(viii) the waste may not transit any countries;
(ix) the waste is to undergo a recovery operation at the Hydromet Corporation Pty Ltd facility in Laverton North, Victoria;
(x) the waste may only undergo the recovery operation at the above facility after the commencement of the permit period and before one calendar year after the expiry of the permit; and
(xi) the waste is to undergo recovery operation R4 – Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds.
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
18 January 2017
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.