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 9 May 2014 permit, AUH142783B, was granted to TES-AMM New Zealand Ltd, 89 Lansford Crescent, Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand (Telephone: +64 9 820 2109; Fax: +64 9 820 2405).
The particulars of the permit are as follows:
(a) the hazardous waste to be transited is waste electrical and electronic equipment (Basel Code: A1180);
(b) the quantity of the waste to be transited is a maximum of 1,200 tonnes in up to one hundred and twenty (120) shipments;
(c) the waste is to be transported by sea from New Zealand, transiting Brisbane en route to Singapore;
(d) the waste is to be recovered at the facility of TES-AMM Singapore Pte Ltd, No. 9 Benoi Sector, Singapore 629844;
(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 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
Environment Protection 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 by E-mail at hwa@environment.gov.au.