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 22 November 2013, transit permit number AUH 378132V was granted to New Zealand Aluminium Smelters Limited, Tiwai Road, No. 11RD, Invercargill 9877, New Zealand (Telephone: +64 3 218 5592; Facsimile: +64 3 218 9747).
The particulars of the permit are as follows:
(a) the hazardous waste to be transited is spent pot liner (Y32 – inorganic cyanides, Y33 – inorganic fluorine compounds);
(b) the quantity of the waste to be transited is a maximum of 10 000 tonnes in up to twenty (20) shipments;
(c) 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’;
(d) the waste is to be transported by sea from New Zealand, transiting the port of Brisbane in Australia, en route to Felixstowe in the United Kingdom;
(e) the waste will be recovered in the United Kingdom at Befesa Salt Slag Limited by recovery operations ‘R4 – Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds’ and ‘R5 – Recycling/reclamation of other inorganic compounds’;
(f) no shipment is authorised under this permit before the date above 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.