NOTICE OF DECISION TO GRANT SPECIAL IMPORT 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 13 February 2013, permit number AUH134391 was granted to Toll Remote Logistics (Toll) (ACN 004 210 093), Level 9, 145 Eagle Street, Brisbane, Queensland 4010 (Telephone + 61 7 3715 1528; Facsimile + 61 7 3715 1546).
The particulars of the permit are as follows:
(a) the hazardous waste to be imported is fully discharged lithium sulphur dioxide and lithium manganese dioxide type batteries;
(b) the quantity of the waste to be imported is a maximum of 5000 kilograms;
(c) after being fully discharged, the batteries will be palletised, shrink wrapped and strapped for transport inside a 20 foot shipping container;
(d) the method of transport by which the waste is to be imported in one shipment is:
(i) by sea from the port of Dili in Timor-Leste (East Timor), to the port of Darwin in Australia;
(ii) by road from the port of Darwin to the Swanbank Landfill facility located at Swanbank Road, Swanbank, Queensland 4306;
(e) no shipment is authorised under this permit before the date below or after 31 January 2014; and
(f) after the import, the waste is to be disposed of at the above facility by disposal operation D5, namely in a ‘specially engineered landfill (eg placement onto lined discrete cells which are capped and isolated from one another and the environment, etc)’.
The permit includes and is subject to conditions.
Andrew McNee
Assistant Secretary
Environment Protection Branch
Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
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 Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities 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 Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
GPO Box 787 CANBERRA ACT 2601
Telephone 1800 803 772, Facsimile (02) 6274 1164, or by E-mail at hwa@environment.gov.au.