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 9 August 2013, permit number AUH368124D was granted to Hazmat Services Pty Ltd (Hazmat) (ACN 43 127 055 743) 42 Heather Street, Heatherbrae, NSW 2324 (Telephone + 61 2 4987 7022; Facsimile + 61 2 4987 7622).
The particulars of the permit are as follows:
(a) the hazardous waste to be imported is a mixture of waste oil and water;
(b) the quantity of the waste to be imported is a maximum of 250 000 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 exported in up to 13 shipments is:
(i) by sea from Port Moresby to the port of Brisbane;
(ii) by land from the port of Brisbane to the facility operated by the Transpacific Industries Group Ltd (Transpacific) at Potassium Street, Narangba, Queensland 4504;
(e) after the import, the waste is to be processed at the Transpacific facility where it will undergo recovery operation R3 - Recycling/reclamation of organic substances which are not used as solvents and disposal operation D9 - Physico chemical treatment; and
(f) the permit expires on 30 April 2014 and all transboundary movements of the mixture of waste oil and water must be completed by that date.
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.