NOTICE OF DECISION TO GRANT BASEL 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 18 July 2013, permit number AUH139280O was granted to Sterihealth Limited (Sterihealth) (ABN 83 060 871 249), 110 Doherty’s Road, Laverton North, Victoria 3026 (Telephone + 61 3 9797 5694; Facsimile + 61 3 9706 5956).
The particulars of the permit are as follows:
(a) the hazardous waste to be imported is clinical and related waste (A4020);
(b) the quantity of the waste to be imported is a maximum of 150 000 kilograms;
(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 imported in up to twenty (20) shipments:
(i) by road from the facilities of Transpacific Technical Services (NZ) Ltd, 16-30 Neals Road, East Tamaki, Auckland, New Zealand to the port of East Tamaki, Auckland, in New Zealand;
(ii) by sea from the port of East Tamaki, Auckland in New Zealand, transiting no other ports, to the port of Melbourne, Victoria in Australia;
(iii) by road from the port of Melbourne, Victoria in Australia to the Sterihealth facility in Laverton North, Victoria;
(e) the waste is to be disposed of at the Sterihealth facility by disposal operation
D10 - Incineration on land; and
(f) no shipment is authorised under this permit before the date above or after twelve (12) months from the date above.
The permit includes and is subject to conditions.
Dane Roberts
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.