NOTICE OF DECISION TO GRANT A SPECIAL EXPORT 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 19 December 2013 permit number AUH 136017H was granted to Tomago Aluminium Company Pty Ltd (ABN 68 001 862 228), Tomago Road, Tomago, NSW, 2322, (Telephone: +61 2 4966 9322; Facsimile: +61 2 4966 9100).
The particulars of the permit are as follows:
(a) the hazardous waste to be exported is spent pot liner (Basel code: A4050);
(b) the quantity of the waste to be exported is a maximum of 8,000 tonnes in one shipment;
(c) the waste is to be exported by sea from the Port of Newcastle in New South Wales to the Port of Gijon in Spain, and by land from Port Gijon to the recycling facility;
(d) the waste is to be disposed of at Befesa Escorias Salinas, S.A., Ctra De Cabezon s/n 47011 in Valladolid by recovery operation R5 – Recycling / reclamation of other inorganic materials;
(e) no shipment is authorised under this permit before 1 March 2014 and all transboundary movement of the waste must be completed by 28 February 2015.
The permit includes and is subject to conditions.
Chris Videroni
Delegate to the Minister
Acting Assistant Secretary
Environment Protection 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, see under Commonwealth Government Section in the White Pages. Further information or 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.