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 2 February 2015 a permit was granted to Mount Isa Mines Limited
(ACN 009 661 447), Level 1, 340 Adelaide Street, Brisbane, QLD, 4000 (Telephone:
+61 7 4781 8426; Facsimile: +61 7 4781 8414).
The particulars of the permit are as follows:
(a) the hazardous waste to be exported is lead dross (Basel Code A1020);
(b) the quantity of the waste to be exported is a maximum of 5500 tonnes in one (1) shipment;
(c) the waste is to be contained in the ship’s hold and then shipped in bulk by sea from Townsville, transiting South Africa, Spain, Germany, and the United Kingdom, en route to Antwerp, Belgium, from where it will travel by inland waterways to the recovery facility, Umicore Precious Metal Refining, located at 14, A. Greinerstraat, B 2660 Hoboken;
(d) the waste is to be disposed of at the recovery facility by recovery operation
R4–Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds;
(e) no shipment is authorised under this permit before the date below or after
14 November 2015.
The permit includes and is subject to the conditions.
Declan O’Connor-Cox
Delegate to the Minister
Waste Policy 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,
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 E-mail at hwa@environment.gov.au.