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 17 October 2013, permit number AUH123666K was granted to
Sims E-Recycling Pty Ltd (ABN 74 114 176 493), 82 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW 2163. (Telephone +61 7 3634 2001; Facsimile: +61 7 3634 2020).The particulars of the permit are as follows:
(a) the hazardous waste to be exported is cathode ray tube (CRT) waste glass;
(b) the quantity of the waste to be exported is a maximum of 10 000 tonnes;
(c) at all times involving transfer and transportation, the waste must be packed and transported according to the applicable regulations and/or requirements based on the United Nations Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods ‘Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods’;
(d) the method of transport by which the waste is to be exported in multiple shipments is:
(i) by land from the Sims facility to Port Botany, Sydney;
(ii) by sea from Port Botany, transiting ports in New Zealand; Panama; Jamaica; and the United States of America, en route to the port of Tilbury in the United Kingdom;
(iii) by land from Tilbury to the facility of Sims Group UK Ltd (Sims UK) located at Ellesmere Port Recycling Centre, Unit 7, Hoyer Industrial Estate, South Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire in the United Kingdom;
(e) after the export, the CRT waste glass is to be disposed of at the facility of Sims UK for recovery operations R5 – Recycling/reclamation of other inorganic materials; and
(f) the transboundary movement of the CRT waste glass must be completed by
30 November 2013, the expiry date of the permit.
The permit includes and is subject to conditions.
Andrew McNee
Delegate to the Minister
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, NPI & 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.