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 10 November 2014, permit number AUH 417129T was granted to PGM Refiners Pty Ltd (ABN 48 119 691 262), 7-19 Mills Road, Dandenong, VIC 3175 (phone +61 3 9792 2050).
The particulars of the permit are as follows:
- the hazardous waste to be exported is leaded glass cullet from waste cathode ray tubes (Basel Code A2010);
- the quantity of the waste to be exported is a maximum of 2750 tonnes in up to one hundred and forty (140) shipments;
- the waste is to be exported by sea from Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane direct to Busan in the Republic of Korea, with no transit ports;
- from Busan the waste is to be transported by land to Korea Zinc Co Ltd at Onsan Complex, 139 Ijin-ro, Onsan-eup, Ulju-gun, Republic of Korea;
- at the facility of Korea Zinc Co Ltd, the waste is to undergo recovery operation R4 - Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds; and
- no shipment is authorised under this permit before the date below and all transboundary movements are to be completed by 30 September 2015.
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, as listed in the 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; e-mail hwa@environment.gov.au