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 30 April 2015, permit number AUH144626T was granted to Halliburton Australia Pty Ltd (ACN 009 000 775), Level 10, 12-14 The Esplanade, Perth, Western Australia 6000 (Telephone +61 8 6424 4818).
The particulars of the permit are as follows:
(a) the hazardous waste to be exported is waste lithium metal batteries;
(b) the quantity of the waste to be exported is a maximum of 5 000 kilograms;
(c) 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’;
(d) the method of transport by which the waste is to be exported in up to six (6) shipments is:
(i) by sea from Port Botany, to transit ports in New Zealand and the United States of America (USA);
(ii) by land from the USA to the Toxco Waste Management Ltd (Toxco) facility located at 9384 Highway 22A, Trail, British Columbia V1R 4W6 in Canada;
(e) the permit expires on 31 December 2015 and all transboundary movements of the waste lithium metal batteries must be completed by that date; and
(f) the waste is to be disposed of at the Toxco facility, by recovery operation
R4 - Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds.
The permit includes and is subject to conditions.
Bruce Edwards
Delegate to the Minister
Assistant Secretary
Waste Policy 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 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
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