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 4 March 2013, permit number AUH372102U was granted to
Orbitas Pty Ltd (Orbitas) (ACN 127 151 599), 18 Station Place, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales 2650 (Telephone +61 1300 783 879; Facsimile: +61 1300 783 870).
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 80 tonnes;
(c) the ULABs will be palletised and strapped, with each individual layer separated by a sheet of hardboard. Pallets will be loaded into fully enclosed shipping containers, lined with a plastic liner. Kitty litter will be placed within each container to assist in unforseen spillage.
(d) the method of transport by which the waste is to be imported is:
(i) by road freight from the SA Pacific Sud Accumulatear facility located at Zi de Titioro, PO Box 537 Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia (Telephone: +689 424 722; Facsimile: +689 435 306), to the Port of Papeete, Tahiti;
(ii) by sea freight from the Port of Papeete, Tahiti transiting through Lautoka, Fiji and Noumea, New Caledonia, to Port Botany, Australia;
(iii) by road freight from Port Botany to the Australian Refined Alloys recovery facility, located at 202-212 Euston Road, Alexandria NSW, 2650;
(e) the transboundary movement will take place in four (4) shipments with no shipment authorised under this permit before the date below or after 20 November 2013; and
(f) after the import, the waste is to be disposed of at the Australian Refined Alloys facility, by recovery operations R1, R4 and R6, namely “use as a fuel or other means to generate energy”; “recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds” and “regeneration of acids or bases.”
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.