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 Waigani import permit AUH16-037 was granted to Tox Free Australia Pty Ltd (ACN 127 853 561), 42 Heather Street, Heatherbrae, NSW, 2324, Telephone: +61 (2) 4987 7022, Facsimile: + 61 (2) 4987 7622.
The particulars of the permits are as follows:
(a) the type of waste to be imported is non-halogenated solvents (Basel Code A3140);
(b) the maximum quantity of the waste that may be imported is 100,000 litres;
(c) the waste is to be imported by sea and then by road and/or sea to the recovery facilities;
(d) the waste may only be imported during the permit period;
(e) the waste is to be imported to Newcastle, Sydney or Melbourne, Australia;
(f) the waste will be dealt with by recovery operations R13 – Accumulation of material for any operations numbered R1 to R12, and R1 – Use as a fuel (other than in direct incineration) or other means to generate energy, and recovery;
(g) the waste is to undergo the recovery operation R13 at Tox Free’s Heatherbrae and St Marys (New South Wales) facilities before being sent to Geocycle SBF Pty Ltd, Dandenong South (Victoria), to be blended in the manufacture of fuel to be used in cement kilns. The blended waste will then be transported by road/sea to Cement Australia owned facilities in Gladstone (Queensland) and Railton (Tasmania) where it will undergo recovery operation R1.
The permit period is from the date below and expires one year from this date. 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
12 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.