NOTICE OF DECISION TO GRANT A SPECIAL 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 on 19 March 2014, permit number AUH375130Y was granted to
Powercell (Australia) Trading Pty Ltd (ABN 65 109 461 896), 230 Halifax Street, Adelaide, SA 5000 (Telephone +61 8 8223 2011; Facsimile: +61 8 8223 2157).
The particulars of the permit are as follows:
(a) the hazardous waste to be exported is nickel cadmium, nickel metal hydride and lithium ion batteries (Basel Code A1170);
(b) the quantity of the waste to be exported is a maximum of 100 tonnes;
(c) the waste will be contained in barrels or drums;
(d) the method of transport by which the waste is to be exported in up to six (6) shipments is:
(i) by land to the port of Adelaide in South Australia;
(ii) by sea to Kobe in Japan, transiting no other ports; and
(iii) by land to facilities operated by Nippon Recycle Center Corp at: 6-10-39 Tsukuda, Nishiyodogawa-Ku 555-0001 and 2-9-141 Nakajima, Nishiyodogawa-Ku, 555-0041 in Osaka;
(e) the waste is to be disposed of at these facilities by recovery operation R4 - Recycling and reclamation of metals and metal compounds; and
(f) no shipment is authorised under this permit before the date below and all transboundary movement of the waste is to be completed by 13 February 2015.
The permit includes and is subject to conditions.
Andrew McNee
Delegate to the Minister
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, E-mail hwa@environment.gov.au.