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 3 August 2015, permit AUS15-029 was granted to Toxfree Australia Pty Ltd (Toxfree) (ACN 127 853 561), 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 waste acids (Basel Code A4090);
(b) the quantity of the wastes to be imported is a maximum of 50 000 litres;
(c) the waste acids are to be imported in up to 10 shipments:
(i) by sea from Port Moresby direct to Newcastle, NSW or Sydney, NSW; and
(ii) then by land to the facility operated by Toxfree Solutions Ltd at 42 Heather Street, Heatherbrae, NSW 2324 to undergo operation R13 – Accumulation of material;
(e) all of the waste inorganic acids are to be forwarded by road to the facility of Transpacific Technical Services at 6-8 Rayben St, Glendenning NSW 2761 and then to the facility of Transpacific Industries Pty Ltd, Cnr Hill road and Pondage Link, Homebush Bay NSW 2127, undergoing operation D9 – physico-chemical treatment;
(f) all of the waste organic acids are to be forwarded to the facility of Geocycle SPF Pty Ltd, 1/92-94 Ordish Road, Dandenong South, VIC 3175, to be blended in the manufacture of fuel used in cement kilns, undergoing operation R1 - Use as a fuel (other than in direct incineration); and
(g) the permit expires on 30 June 2016 and all transboundary movements of the waste acids must be completed by that date.
The permit includes and is subject to conditions.
Andrew McNee
Assistant Secretary
Chemicals and Waste 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,
see under 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, or by email at hwa@environment.gov.au