NOTICE OF DECISION TO GRANT WAIGANI IMPORT 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 14 May 2013, permit number AUH138194D was granted to Ace Waste
Pty Ltd (Ace Waste), (ABN 79 010 750 839) 491 Gooderham Road, Willawong, Queensland 4110
(Telephone + 61 7 3372 6666; Facsimile + 61 7 3372 3777).
The particulars of the permit are as follows:
(a) the hazardous waste to be imported is cytotoxic contaminated clinical waste;
(b) the quantity of the waste to be imported is a maximum of 75 000 kilograms;
(c) the waste would be: either bagged and sealed into 50 litre plastic bags packed into 1 cubic metre UN rated bulk bags lined with polyethylene liquid proof liners; or packed into UN rated 20 litre plastic pails for the containment of cytotoxic waste. Any non-UN rated plastic pails would be contained in 200 litre UN rated steel drums. The waste would then be packed into either 20 or 40 foot international shipping containers;
(d) the method of transport by which the waste is to be imported in multiple shipments is:
(i) by road from the facilities of International Waste Ltd at: 2 Hape Drive, Auckland International Airport; 12 Broken Hill Road, Porirua; and 57 Edmonton Road, Hornby; to the respective ports of Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch in New Zealand;
(ii) by sea from the ports of Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, and may transit the port of Tauranga in New Zealand, transiting no other ports, to the port of Brisbane in Australia;
(iii) by road from the port of Brisbane to Ace Waste’s facility located at 491 Gooderham Road, Willawong, Queensland 4110;
(e) no shipment is authorised under this permit before the date below or after 30 April 2014; and
(f) after the import, the waste is to be disposed of at the Ace Waste facility by disposal operation D10 - Incineration on land.
The permit includes and is subject to conditions.
Dane Roberts
Acting Assistant Secretary
Environment Protection Branch
Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
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 Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities 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 information or enquiries should be directed to:
Director, NPI & Hazardous Waste Section
Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
GPO Box 787 CANBERRA ACT 2601
Telephone 1800 803 772, Facsimile (02) 6274 1164, or by E-mail at hwa@environment.gov.au.