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 13 June 2014, permit AUH430134D was granted to Tox Free Australia Pty Ltd (Toxfree) (ACN 31 127 853 561), 42 Heather Street, Heatherbrae NSW 2324 (Telephone +61 3 8545 0515; Facsimile +61 3 8545 0599).
The particulars of the permit are as follows:
(a) the hazardous waste to be imported is waste non-halogenated organic solvents (Basel Code A3140);
(b) the quantity of the waste to be imported is a maximum of 60 000 litres;
(c) the waste is to be imported in up to 10 shipments;
(d) each shipment is to follow one or other of two alternate routes :
(i) by sea from Port Moresby direct to Newcastle, NSW, then by land to the facility operated by Toxfree at Heatherbrae, where the waste is to undergo operation R13 – Accumulation of material; or
(ii) by sea from Port Moresby direct to Melbourne, Victoria; and
(iii) all of the waste is then to be transported by land to Geocycle SPF Pty Ltd (Geocycle), 1/92-94 Ordish Road, Dandenong South, Victoria 3175;
(e) at the Geocycle facility, the waste is to be blended in the manufacture of fuel for cement kilns, to undergo operation R1 – Use as a fuel (other than in direct incineration) or other means to generate energy; and
(f) the permit expires on 14 May 2015 and all transboundary movements of the waste non-halogenated organic solvents must be completed by that date.
The permit includes and is subject to conditions.
Andrew McNee
Assistant Secretary
Environment Protection Branch
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 the Environment 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, listed under the Commonwealth Government Section in the White Pages. Further enquiries should be directed to:
Director, Hazardous Waste Section, Department of the Environment, GPO Box 787, CANBERRA ACT 2601.
Telephone 1800 803 772; Facsimile (02) 6274 1164; E-mail hwa@environment.gov.au