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 6 September 2013, permit number AUH352124Z 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;
(b) the quantity of the waste to be imported is a maximum of 500 000 litres;
(c) at all times involving transfer and transportation, the waste must be packed and transported according to the applicable regulations and/or requirements based on the United Nations Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods ‘Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods’;
(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 Allotment 32, Section 140, Walter Bay Industrial Center, Scratcheley Road, Badili, National Capital District to Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea;
(ii) by sea from Port Moresby to Newcastle NSW and then by road to a transfer station operated by Southern Oil Refining Pty Ltd (Southern Oil) at 11 Kurrajong Road, North St Marys NSW 2760; and
(iv) then by road to Southern Oil’s refinery at 42 Lewington Street, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650;
(e) no shipment is authorised under this permit before 15 September 2013 or after 14 September 2014; and
(f) after the import, the waste is to be disposed of at the above facility by recovery operation R9 – Used oil re-refining.
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.