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 special export permit AUH16-042 was granted to The Trustees of the PC & SE Family Trust T/A PF Metals Pty Ltd, 31 Colbert Road, Campbellfield Victoria 3061, (Telephone 03 9357 7412; Facsimile 03 9357 7415).
The particulars of the permit are as follows:
(i) the type of waste is powders from waste crushed lithium batteries (Basel Code A1180);
(ii) the maximum quantity of the waste that may be exported is 200 tonnes;
(iii) the waste is to be contained during export in bulk bags on pallets and secured by shrink-wrap;
(iv) the waste is to be transported by road from Campbellfield, Victoria to the port of Melbourne, Victoria, then by sea to Busan, Republic of Korea, then by road to the facility of Sungeel Hitech;
(v) the waste may only be exported during the permit period;
(vi) the waste is to undergo a recovery operation at the Sungeel Hitech facility at Gunsansandanro 143-15, Gunsan, Jeollabukdo, 54002, Republic of Korea;
(vii) the recovery operation is R4 – Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds;
(viii) a financial guarantee of at least AUD $20,000 is to be in place from the date below until 6 months after the expiry of the permit;
(ix) the permit period is from the date below and expires on 30 November 2017. 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
10 January 2017
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.