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 1 February 2013, permit number AUH239125N was granted to Schlumberger Australia Pty Ltd (ABN 74 002 459 225), Level 5, 256 St. Georges Terrace, Perth, Western Australia 6000 (Telephone +61 8 9420 4643; Facsimile: +61 8 9420 4752).
The particulars of the permit are as follows:
(a) the hazardous waste to be exported is waste lithium metal batteries, not contained in equipment;
(b) the quantity of the waste to be exported is a maximum of 15 000 kilograms;
(c) the waste batteries will be packaged individually in original, or similar, packaging to prevent short circuit. The individually packaged batteries will then be packed into suitable fibreboard drums which are appropriately labelled to indicate their contents and requirements for safe handling. The drums are then placed: on pallets, which are then shrink wrapped, strapped or banded; or into wooden crates which are then sealed by either nails, screws or metal bands and labelled to indicate the contents and the requirements for safe handling. The pallets or wooden crates are then packed into suitable sea containers and lashed to the floor, ceiling and walls of the sea container to prevent movement during transport;
(d) the method of transport by which the waste is to be exported in six (6) shipments is:
(i) by road and ship to Port Botany in Australia;
(ii) by ship from Port Botany, to transit the ports of Auckland, Napier, Port Chalmers and Tauranga in New Zealand; and Honolulu, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Oakland, and Seattle in the United States of America (USA);
(iii) by road from the USA to the Toxco Waste Management Ltd (Toxco) facility located at 9384 Highway 22A, Trail, British Columbia V1R 4W6 in Canada;
(e) no shipment is authorised under this permit before the date above or after 31 January 2014; and
(f) the waste is to be disposed of at the Toxco facility, by recovery operations R4, namely ‘Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds’.
The permit includes and is subject to conditions.
Chris Videroni
Delegate to the Minister
Acting 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.