NOTICE OF DECISION TO GRANT WAIGANI 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 27 March 2014, permit AUH348124D was granted to Hazmat Services Pty Ltd (Hazmat) (ACN 43 127 055 743), 1st Floor, 17 Gipps Street, Carrington, NSW 2294 (Telephone +61 2 4961 1887; Facsimile +61 2 4969 5887).
The particulars of the permit are as follows:
(a) the hazardous waste to be imported is used lead acid batteries (Basel Code A1160);
(b) the quantity of the waste to be imported is a maximum of 240 tonnes;
(c) the waste is to be imported in up to 12 shipments:
(i) by sea from Port Moresby direct to Newcastle, NSW; and
(ii) then by land to the facility operated by Toxfree Solutions Ltd at 42 Heather Street, Heatherbrae, NSW 2324;
(d) at that facility, the waste is to undergo operation R13 – Accumulation of material;
(e) the waste is then to be forwarded to the facility of Australian Refined Alloys, 202-212 Euston Road, Alexandria, NSW 2015, to undergo recovery operation R4 – Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds; and
(f) the permit expires on 31 January 2015 and all transboundary movements of the used lead acid batteries must be completed by that date.
The permit includes and is subject to conditions.
Andrew McNee
Assistant Secretary
Environment Protection Branch
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, listed under the 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; E-mail hwa@environment.gov.au