NOTICE OF DECISION 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 24 March 2014 export permit number AUH 139883U was granted to TES-AMM Australia Pty Ltd (TES-AMM) (ABN 20 118 833 346), 1 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW 2163
(Telephone + 61 2 8188 0088; Facsimile: + 61 2 9755 7717).
The particulars of the permit are as follows:
(a) the hazardous waste to be exported is waste dry cell alkaline and zinc carbon batteries;
(b) the quantity of the waste to be exported is a maximum of 120 tonnes in six (6) shipments;
(c) the method of transport by which the waste is to be exported is:
(i) by sea from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Fremantle to the port of Barcelona in Spain and transiting ports in Singapore, Malaysia, India, Sri Lanka, Egypt and Malta;
(ii) by land from the port of Barcelona to the recycling facility;
(d) the waste is to be disposed of at Recupyl Espana, Avenida de Lyon, 10 P Industrial Rodano, Azuqueca de Henares, 19200 Guadalajara, Spain by recovery operation R4 – Recycling and reclamation of metals and metal compounds; and
(e) no shipment is authorised under this permit before the date above and all transboundary movement of the waste is to be completed by 1 March 2015.
The permit includes and is subject to conditions.
Andrew McNee
Assistant Secretary
Environment Protection Branch
Department of the Environment
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 the Environment 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 enquiries should be directed to:
Director, Hazardous Waste Section
Department of the Environment
GPO Box 787 CANBERRA ACT 2601
Telephone 1800 803 772, Facsimile (02) 6274 1164, or by E-mail at hwa@environment.gov.au.