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 15 August 2014, a permit (AUH 145884G) was granted to Dodd & Dodd Group Pty Ltd (ABN 65 874 186 779) of 521 Dundas Road, Forrestfield, Western Australia 6058 (Telephone & Facsimile: + 61 8 9448 5750).
The particulars of the permit are as follows:
(a) the hazardous waste to be exported is used lead acid batteries (Basel code: A1160);
(b) the quantity of the waste to be exported is a maximum of 5500 tonnes;
(c) the waste is to be exported in up to twenty (20) shipments:
(i) by sea from the port of Fremantle, Western Australia to the port of Busan in the Republic of Korea; and
(ii) by land from the port of Busan to the facility of Kookjea Metallic Co. Ltd located at
San 10 Ogye-Ri Geumho-Eup Yeongcheon-Si, Gyeongsangbuk-Du;
(d) the waste is to be disposed of at the above facility by recovery operation R4 – Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds; and
(e) no shipment is authorised under this permit before 1 September 2014 and all transboundary movement of the waste is to be completed by 31 August 2015.
The permit includes and is subject to conditions.
Andrew McNee
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 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.