NOTICE OF DECISION TO GRANT A 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 16 November 2012, permit AUH252101U was granted to
Hydrodec Australia Pty Ltd (Hydrodec) (ABN 48 086 137 886), 90 Old Temora Road, Young,
NSW 2594
The particulars of the permit are as follows:
(a) the hazardous waste to be imported is waste transformer oil containing polychlorinated biphenyl;
(b) the quantity of the waste to be imported is a maximum of 2700 metric tonnes;
(c) the waste will be packaged in International Standards Organization (ISO) tanks;
(d) the method of transport by which the waste is to be imported from
System of Energy, SA de CV, Avienda Tercera 1675, Colonia Eduardo Guerra, Torreon Coahuilla 27280, in Mexico is:
(i) by ship from the ports of Manzanillo, Lazaro Cardenas and Veracruz in
Mexico to Balboa in Panama;
(ii) by ship from Balboa in Panama to Auckland in New Zealand;
(iii) by ship from Auckland in New Zealand to Sydney in Australia; and
(iv) by road from Sydney to the Hydrodec facility at Young, NSW 2594.
(e) no shipment is authorised under this permit before the date above or after
18 November 2013; and
(f) after the import, the waste is to be recovered at the Hydrodec facility at
90 Old Temora Road, Young, NSW 2594, through recovery operation
R9 re-refining or other uses of previously used oil.
Andrew McNee
Delegate to the Minister
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.