NOTICE OF DECISION TO GRANT WAIGANI 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 24 July 2015, permit AUS15-038 was granted to Toxfree Australia Pty Ltd (Toxfree) (ACN 127 853 561), 42 Heather Street, Heatherbrae, NSW 2324 (Telephone +61 2 4987 7022; Facsimile +61 2 4987 7622).
The particulars of the permit are as follows:
(a) the hazardous waste to be imported is waste halogenated solvents (Basel Code A3150);
(b) the quantity of the wastes to be imported is a maximum of 10 000 litres;
(c) the waste halogenated solvents are to be imported in up to 5 shipments:
(i) by sea from Port Moresby direct to Newcastle, NSW or Sydney, NSW; and
(ii) then by land to the facility operated by Toxfree Solutions Ltd at 42 Heather Street, Heatherbrae, NSW 2324 to undergo operation R13 – Accumulation of material; or
(iii) by sea from Port Moresby direct to Melbourne, VIC;
(e) all of the wastes are to be forwarded to the facility of Geocycle SPF Pty Ltd, 1/92-94 Ordish Road, Dandenong South, VIC 3175, to be blended in the manufacture of fuel used in cement kilns, undergoing operation R1 - Use as a fuel (other than in direct incineration); and
(f) the permit expires on 30 June 2016 and all transboundary movements of the waste halogenated solvents must be completed by that date.
The permit includes and is subject to conditions.
Paul Kesby
Acting Assistant Secretary
Chemicals and Waste Branch
24 July 2015
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, listed under the 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; email hwa@environment.gov.au