NOTICE OF DECISION TO GRANT A 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 May 2015 special export permit AUS15-018 was granted to Hydromet Corporation Pty Limited (ACN 002 802 646), Level 9, Suite 903, 1 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000 (Telephone: +64 9 914 8594; Facsimile: +64 9 309 9264).
The particulars of the permit are as follows:
(a) the hazardous waste to be exported is lead waste and scrap from used lead acid batteries (Basel Code A1020);
(b) the maximum quantity of the waste to be exported is 12 000 tonnes in up to 50 shipments;
(c) the waste is to be contained in bulka bags in sealed shipping containers during export;
(d) the waste is to be shipped by sea from Port Botany, Sydney to the Port of Busan, the Republic of Korea, from where it will travel by road to the recovery facility;
(e) the waste is to be disposed of at the facility of Energy Networks Co Ltd in the Republic of Korea by recovery operation R4–Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds;
(f) a financial guarantee of at least AUD $155 000 is to be in place for the duration of this permit; and
(g) no shipment is authorised under this permit before the date below or after 9 March 2016.
The permit includes and is subject to the conditions.
Bruce Edwards
Delegate to the Minister
Waste Policy 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, as listed 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 email at hwa@environment.gov.au.