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 28 September 2012, permit number AUH223124E was granted to Hazmat Services Pty Ltd, (ABN 43 127 055 743) 42 Heather Street, Heatherbrae NSW 2324
(Telephone + 61 2 4961 1887; Facsimile + 61 2 4969 5887).
The particulars of the permit are as follows:
(a) the hazardous waste to be imported is waste mineral oil, oil rags and absorbents;
(b) the quantity of the waste to be imported is a maximum of 450 000 litres of waste mineral oil and a maximum 70 000 kilograms of oil rags and absorbents;
(c) the waste will be packed and stored in sealed 205 litre steel or polypropylene drums or other suitable receptacles such as 1000 litre Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs) and then secured on pallets prior to being loaded into fully enclosed shipping containers;
(d) the method of transport by which the waste is to be imported in multiple shipments is:
(i) by road from the Total Waste Management Limited facility located at Section 79, Lot 19, Merrie England Road, Korobosea, National Capital District, 131, Papua New Guinea to Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea;
(ii) by sea from Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea, to Newcastle in Australia;
(iii) by road from Newcastle to Hazmat’s facility at 42 Heather Street, Heatherbrae NSW 2324 for sorting and storage prior to distribution;
(iv) in the case of the waste mineral oil, by road from Hazmat’s facility to Southern Oil Refining Pty Ltd, 42 Lewington Street, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650 for re-refining;
(v) in the case of rags and absorbents containing free liquids, by road from Hazmat’s facility to Transpacific Technical Services (Transpacific Industries Group), Raven Street, Kooragang NSW 2304, for recovery for re-refining;
(vi) in the case of rags and absorbents containing no free liquids, by road from Hazmat’s facility to SITA Australia Pty Ltd, 330 Newline Road, Raymond Terrace NSW 2324 for disposal to landfill;
(e) no shipment is authorised under this permit before the date below or after twelve (12) months from the date below; and
(f) after the import, the waste is to be disposed of at the above facilities by recovery operation R13 ‘accumulation of material intended for any operation in Section B [of Annex IV of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal]’.
The permit includes and is subject to conditions.
Mr Lee Eeles
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.