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 AUH149761S and AUH141161K were granted to Umicore Australia Limited (ACN 008 638 917), 414 Somerville Road, Tottenham, Victoria, 3012 (Telephone: +61 3 9362 6508) (Facsimile: +61 3 9362 6555).
The particulars of the permits are as follows:
a) the hazardous wastes to be exported in relation to permits AUH149761S and AUH141161K are crude zinc skimmings (Basel Code A1080) and zinc fines (Basel Code A1080), respectively;
b) the quantities of the waste to be exported are a maximum of 3 000 tonnes crude zinc skimmings and 3 000 tonnes of zinc fines;
c) the crude zinc skimmings and zinc fines will be packaged in accordance with the relevant Dangerous Goods guidelines. The waste will be packed in Dangerous Goods grade bulk bags or 200 L drums and packed into containers;
d) the waste is to be shipped by sea from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane or Perth and will transit through Singapore, Egypt, The Netherlands, Germany and Great Britain, en route to Antwerp in Belgium, from where it will travel by land to the recovery facility of:
- Rezinal NV at Dellestraat 17 – Industriezone Zolder, B-3550 Zolder for the processing of zinc skimmings; and
- Umicore NV at 3550 Heusden Zolder (Belgium) Industriezone Zolder – Lummen Zuid for the processing of zinc fines.
e) the waste is to be disposed of by recovery operation R4–Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds;
f) no shipment is authorised under this permit before the date below or after 31 October 2015.
The permit includes and is subject to conditions.
Declan O’Connor-Cox
Delegate to the Minister
Assistant Secretary
Waste Policy Branch
13 May 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