NOTICE OF DECISION TO GRANT AN EXPORT 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 permits AUS15-024 and AUS15-025 were granted to Schlumberger Australia Pty Ltd (ABN 74 002 459 225), Level 5, 256 St. Georges Terrace, Perth, Western Australia, 6000 (Telephone +61 8 9420 4643).
The particulars of the permits are as follows:
a) the hazardous wastes to be exported in relation to permits AUS15-024 and AUS15-025 are waste lithium metal batteries (Basel Code A1170) and waste lithium metal batteries in equipment (Basel Code A1180), respectively;
b) the quantities of the waste to be exported are a maximum of 20 tonnes waste lithium metal batteries and 2 tonnes of waste lithium metal batteries in equipment;
c) the waste lithium metal batteries and waste lithium metal batteries in equipment will be packaged in accordance with the relevant Dangerous Goods guidelines. The waste will be packed individually in either the original, or similar, packaging to prevent short circuit. The individually packaged batteries will then be packed into suitable fibreboard drums which are appropriately labelled to indicate their contents and the requirements for safe handling;
d) the waste is to be shipped by sea from Port Botany and will transit through New Zealand and the United States of America, from where it will travel by land to the recovery facility of Toxco Waste Management Ltd facility located at 9384 Highway 22A, Trail, British Columbia V1R 4W6 in Canada;
e) the waste is to be disposed of by recovery operation R4–Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds;
f) no shipments are authorised under these permits before the date below or after 30 April 2016.
The permit includes and is subject to conditions.
Andrew McNee
Delegate to the Minister
Assistant Secretary
Chemicals and Waste Branch
31 July 2015
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