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 4 April 2013, permit number AUH249111N was granted to Geocycle SBF Pty Ltd (Geocycle), (ABN 85 072 838 209) 92 Ordish Road, Dandenong Victoria 3175
(Telephone + 61 402 791 245; Facsimile + 61 7 3335 3227).
The particulars of the permit are as follows:
(a) the hazardous waste to be imported is paint and solvent waste;
(b) the quantity of the waste to be imported is a maximum of 14 700 kilograms;
(c) the waste will be packed and stored in sealed drums 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 Akzo Nobel PNG Limited facility located at Cnr Vakari, Taruimana Avenue, Gerehu Stage 6, National Capital District to Port Moresby in Papua
New Guinea;
(ii) by sea from Port Moresby, to the port of Melbourne in Australia;
(iii) by road from the port of Melbourne to Geocycle’s facility at 92 Ordish Road, Dandenong Victoria 3175;
(e) no shipment is authorised under this permit before the date below or after 25 August 2013; and
(f) after the import, the waste is to be disposed of at the above facility by recovery operations, namely R1 ‘Use as a fuel (other than direct incineration) or other means to generate energy’.
The permit includes and is subject to conditions.
Andrew McNee
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.