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 23 December 2015, special export permit AUS15-033 was granted to Mount Isa Mines Limited (ACN 009 661 447), Level 38, 1 Macquarie Place, Sydney, NSW, 2000; Telephone: +61 2 8247 6315; Facsimile: +61 2 9251 4740.
The particulars of the permit are as follows:
(i) the recipient of the waste is Umicore Precious Metal Refining, 14, A. Greinerstraat, B 2660 Hoboken, Belgium (Telephone: +32 3 8221 6911) (Facsimile: +32 3 821 7864);
(ii) the type of the waste is lead copper dross (Basel Code A1020);
(iii) the maximum quantity of the waste that may be exported is 20 000 tonnes;
(iv) the waste is to be contained during export in containers;
(v) the waste is to be transported by rail or road to the port of export, shipped by sea, and then by inland waterway from the port of destination to the recovery facility;
(vi) the waste may only be exported during the permit period;
(vii) the waste is to be exported from Townsville Port;
(viii) the waste is to be exported to Antwerp Port of Belgium;
(ix) the transit countries are The Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Egypt, The United Kingdom,
The Netherlands and Germany;
(x) the waste is to undergo a recovery operation at the Umicore Precious Metal Refining facility; and
(xi) the recovery operation is R4 – Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds.
The permit period is from the date below until the permit expiry date of 31 July 2016. All transboundary movements must be completed by the permit expiry date.
The permit includes and is subject to conditions.
Paul Kesby
Delegate to the Minister
Chemicals and Waste 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.