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 6 February 2014, permit number AUH139138N was granted to Hydromet Corporation Pty Limited, Level 9, Suite 903, 1 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia (Phone +64 9 914 8594; Facsimile: +64 9 309 9264).
The particulars of the permit are as follows:
(a) the hazardous waste to be exported is lead waste and scrap from used lead acid batteries (Basel Code A1020);
(b) the quantity of the waste to be exported is a maximum of 6,000 tonnes in up to fifty (50) shipments;
(c) the waste is to be contained in bulka bags in shipping containers;
(d) the waste will be shipped by sea from Sydney to Port Busan in the Republic of Korea, from where it will travel by road to the Minmetals Korea Co Ltd recovery facility located at Dong Heung Corporation 2nd factory 258 Soto-ri, Sangbuk-myeon, Yangsan-si, Gyeongsangnam-do;
(e) the waste is to be disposed of by recovery operation R4–Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds;
(f) no shipment is authorised under this permit before the date above or after 31 December 2014.
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 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.