Pursuant to Section 33 of the Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989,
notice is given that on 18 March 2015 a special export permit (number: AUH 147797Z) was granted to Woodside Energy Limited (ACN 005 482 986), Karratha Gas Plant, PO Box 517, Karratha, Western Australia 67141 (Telephone: +61 8 9158 8366, Facsimile: +61 8 9158 8020).
The particulars of the permit are as follows:
a) the hazardous waste to be exported is waste catalyst (Basel Code A2030) containing copper, zinc and mercury;
b) the quantity of the waste to be exported is a maximum of 500 tonnes in up to 20 shipments;
c) the waste is to be contained in United Nations rated 205 litre drums and strapped to International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures No. 15 (ISPM 15) stamped wooden pallets. The drums are to be sealed and placed four per pallet;
d) the waste is to be exported by sea from Fremantle, and may transit ports in Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Oman, Egypt, Portugal, France, Great Britain, Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands, will be imported into Switzerland at Basel and then travel by road to Wimmis;
e) the waste is to be disposed of at the facility of Batrec Industries AG in Wimmis, Switzerland by recovery operation R4 – Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds;
f) no shipment is authorised to leave Australia such that it will transit through Egypt on or after 31 May 2015 unless, prior to the shipment’s departure from Australia, the Competent Authority of Egypt extends its consent period to allow for the transit; and
g) the expiry date for this permit is 31 October 2015.
The permit includes and is subject to the conditions.
Declan O’Connor-Cox, Acting Assistant Secretary
Waste Policy 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 E-mail at hwa@environment.gov.au.