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 11 June 2013, permit number AUH135950H was granted to Caltex Australia Pty Ltd (ABN 17 000 032 128), 2 Market Street, Sydney, New South Wales, 2000
(Telephone +61 7 3362 7114; Facsimile: +61 7 3362 7111).
The particulars of the permit are as follows:
(a) the hazardous waste to be exported is spent precious metal bearing catalysts (A2030);
(b) the quantity of the waste to be exported is a maximum of 400 tonnes;
(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 waste is to be transported in up to twenty-four (24) shipments:
(i) by land from Caltex Refineries (NSW) Pty Ltd, 2 Solander Street, Kurnell, NSW 2231 to the port of Sydney or by land from Caltex Refineries (QLD) Pty Ltd South Street, Lytton, QLD 4178 to the port of Brisbane;
(ii) by ship from the port of Sydney or the port of Brisbane, transiting New Zealand to the port of Tacoma, Washington, United States of America;
(iii) by land from the port of Tacoma to the Sabin Metal West Corporation (Sabin) facility receiving the waste, located at 15-12th Avenue East, Williston, North Dakota, United States of America, 58802 (Telephone 701 572 6828; Facsimile: 701 572 7142);
(f) no movement of this waste is authorised under this permit before the date above or after
30 April 2014; and
(g) the waste is to be disposed of at the Sabin facility, by recovery operation R8 – Recovery of components from catalysts.
The permit includes and is subject to conditions.
Andrew McNee
Delegate to the Minister
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.