NOTICE OF DECISION TO GRANT AN IMPORT 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 16 November 2012, permit number AUH121823R was granted to Sims Group Australia Holdings Limited (ABN 37 008 634 526), 148 Dunn Road, Rocklea, Queensland 4106 (Telephone +61 7 3277 3000; Facsimile: +61 7 3277 8886).
The particulars of the permit are as follows:
(a) the hazardous waste to be imported is used lead acid batteries (ULABs);
(b) the quantity of the waste to be imported is a maximum of 1000 tonnes;
(c) the ULABs will be palletised and strapped, with each individual layer separated by card or fibre board. Lime will be added for neutralisation of any spillage. The pallets will then be loaded into fully enclosed shipping containers;
(d) the method of transport by which the waste is to be imported is:
(i) by road from E.T.V. Sarl, 10 Ave Baie de Koutio, ZI Ducos, Noumea to the port of Noumea in New Caledonia;
(ii) by ship from the port of Noumea in New Caledonia, transiting no other port on its voyage to the port of Brisbane or to Port Botany in Australia; and
(iii) by road from the port of Brisbane or from Port Botany to the Hydromet Operations (Southern) Limited (Hydromet) facility located at 201 Five Islands Road, Unanderra, New South Wales 2526;
(e) the transboundary movements will take place in multiple shipments with no shipment authorised under this permit before the date above or after 10 November 2013; and
(f) after the import, the waste is to be disposed of at the Hydromet facility located in Unanderra, by recovery operations R4, namely the “Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds”.
The permit includes and is subject to conditions.
Mr 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.