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 October 2012, permit AUH121480N was granted to
Sterihealth Vic Pty Ltd (Sterihealth) (ABN 97 001 623 392), 110 Doherty Road,
Laverton North, Victoria 3026 (Telephone +61 3 9360 0873; Facsimile +61 3 9369 7896).
The particulars of the permit are as follows:
(a) the hazardous waste to be imported in multiple shipments is clinical and related waste;
(b) the quantity of the waste to be imported is a maximum of 80,000 kg;
(c) the waste will be packaged in UN approved 4g fibreboard boxes and the boxes will be shrink wrapped onto pallets. Any sharps will be contained with Australian/New Zealand Standard compliant sharps containers and shrink wrapped onto pallets. The pallets will then to be packed into either 20 or 40 foot international shipping containers prior to import.
(d) the method of transport by which the waste is to be imported is:
(i) by road from the Transpacific Technical Services (NZ) Ltd facility located at
12 Allens Road, East Tamaki, Auckland, to the Port of Auckland in New Zealand;
(ii) by ship from the Port of Auckland in New Zealand to the Port of Melbourne in Australia;
(iii) by road from the Port of Melbourne to the Sterihealth facility located at
110 Doherty Road, Laverton North, Victoria 3026;
(e) no shipment is authorised under this permit before the date below or after
30 August 2013; and
(f) after the import, the waste is to be disposed of at the Sterihealth facility, by disposal operation D10 ‘incineration on land’.
The permit includes and is subject to conditions that form Schedule 1 to this permit.
Dated 18 October 2012
Dr Barry Reville
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