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 permit AUH16-003 was granted to MRI (Aust) Pty Ltd (ACN 007 391 335) of 20-24 Dennis Street, CAMPBELLFIELD VIC 3061 (Telephone: +61 3 9093 1824; Facsimile + 61 3 9305 4491).
The particulars of the permit are as follows:
(a) the hazardous waste to be exported is waste alkaline and manganese batteries (A1170);
(b) the quantity of the waste to be exported is a maximum of 500 tonnes;
(c) the waste is to be exported in up to 30 shipments:
(i) by sea from the Port of Melbourne, VIC or the Port of Sydney, NSW to the port of Busan, Republic of Korea; and
(ii) then by road to the facility of ER Co., Ltd., 42, Anha-ro 116 beon-gil, Hanrim-myeon, Gimhae-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, Republic of Korea;
(d) at that facility, all of the waste alkaline and manganese batteries are to undergo recovery operation R4 – Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds; and
(e) the permit expires 1 September 2016 and all transboundary movements of the waste alkaline and manganese batteries must be completed by that date.
The permit includes and is subject to conditions.
Rochelle Christian
Delegate of the Minister
Chemicals and Waste Branch
Department of the Environment
18 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.