NOTICE OF DECISION TO GRANT AN EXPORT 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 16 November 2012, permit number AUH123512I was granted to Mount Isa Mines Limited (ABN 87 009 661 447), Level 9, Riverside Centre, 123 Eagle Street, Brisbane, Queensland 4000 (Telephone +61 7 4781 8426; Facsimile: +61 7 4781 8414).
The particulars of the permit are as follows:
(a) the hazardous waste to be exported is high grade lead copper dross;
(b) the quantity of the waste to be exported is a maximum of 6300 metric tonnes;
(c) the high grade lead copper dross waste will be transported in bulk, without any intermediate packaging, from the George Fisher Mine located at Mount Isa, Queensland 4825 by road and rail to the port of Townsville, Queensland, where the waste will then be loaded into ‘skip bins’ before being loaded onto a seagoing vessel. The waste will be carried within the holds of the vessel, with the holds capable of being fully sealed via hatches;
(d) the method of transport by which the waste is to be exported in a single shipment is:
(i) by road and rail from the George Fisher Mine to the port of Townsville in Australia;
(ii) by ship from the port of Townsville, to transit the ports of Cape Town in South Africa, Las Palmas in Canary Islands, Rotterdam in The Netherlands, Aviles in Spain and Nordenham in Germany on its voyage to the port of Antwerp in Belgium; and
(iii) by barge from the port of Antwerp to the Umicore Precious Metal Refining facility (Umicore) located at 14 A Greinerstraat, B2660 Hoboken in Belgium;
(e) no shipment is authorised under this permit before the date below or after
31 October 2013; and
(f) after the export, the waste is to be disposed of at the Umicore facility, by recovery operations R4, namely the ‘Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds’.
The permit includes and is subject to conditions.
Mr Andrew McNee
Delegate to the Minister
Assistant Secretary
Environment Protection Branch
Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
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 Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities 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, NPI & Hazardous Waste Section
Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
GPO Box 787 CANBERRA ACT 2601
Telephone 1800 803 772, Facsimile (02) 6274 1164, or by E-mail at hwa@environment.gov.au.