NOTICE OF DECISION TO GRANT A TRANSIT 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 6 December 2013, transit permit number, AUH 376133T, was granted to Cegelec Polynesia, Z.I. Fare Ute, BP 5020, 98716, Pirae, Tahiti, French Polynesia (Telephone: 00 689 414181; Fax: 00 689 414122).
The particulars of the permit are as follows:
(a) the hazardous waste to be transited is electrical transformers and other wastes containing or contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyl (A3180);
(b) the quantity of the waste to be transited is a maximum of 10 tonnes in up to five (5) shipments;
(c) the waste will be transported by sea from Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia to the Port of Botany in Sydney, where it will be transhipped to another vessel; and transported by sea to the Port of Le Havre in France from where it will be transported by road to the recovery facility for final disposal;
(d) the waste will be recovered at Aprochim SA, Z.I. La Promenade – BP 13, Grez-en-Bouère 53290 by recovery operation ‘D9 – physico-chemical treatment’;
(e) at all times involving transfer and transportation the waste must be packed and transported according to the applicable regulations and/or requirements based on the United Nations Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods ‘Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods’;
(f) no shipment is authorised under this permit before the date below or after twelve (12) months from that date.
The permit includes and is subject to conditions.
Andrew McNee
Delegate to the Minister
Assistant Secretary
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 information or 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.