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 27 May 2013, permit AUH129983U was granted to TES-AMM Australia Pty Ltd (TES-AMM) (ABN 20 118 833 346), 1 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW 2163.
The particulars of the permit are as follows:
(a) the hazardous waste to be exported is cathode ray tube waste glass (Basel Code A2010) and the quantity of the waste to be exported is a maximum of 1800 tonnes in up to one hundred (100) shipments;
(b) the waste will be packed using wooden pallets with shrink wrap, cardboard boxes and/or one tonne bags bulk packing;
(c) the method of transport by which the waste will be exported is: by road from the TES-AMM facility at Villawood, NSW, to Port Botany, Sydney; by ship from Sydney, transiting ports in Malaysia, India, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Malta, and Italy en route to Tilbury in the United Kingdom. The waste will then be transported by road to SWEEEP Kuusakoski, Gas Road, Sittingburne, Kent.
(d) no shipment is authorised under this permit before the date above or after twelve (12) months from that date;
(e) after the export, the waste is to be disposed of at the SWEEEP Kuusakoski facility by recovery operations R4 and R5, ie recycling/reclamation of metals, metal compounds and other inorganic materials.
The permit includes and is subject to conditions.
Andrew McNee
Delegate to the Minister
Assistant Secretary, Environment Protection Branch
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.