NOTICE OF DECISION TO GRANT A 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 permit AUS15-049 was granted to Decmil Australia Pty Ltd (Decmil) (ACN 116 776 991), Level 5, 60 Edward Street, Brisbane, QLD 4000 (Telephone + 61 7 3640 4600; Facsimile + 61 7 3640 4690).
The particulars of the permit are as follows:
(a) the hazardous waste to be imported is waste asbestos in bonded form (Basel Code A2050);
(b) the quantity of the waste to be imported is a maximum of 15 tonnes;
(c) the waste is to be imported in 1 shipment:
(i) by sea from Manus Island, Papua New Guinea to Brisbane, QLD via any combination of the ports of Melbourne, VIC; Hobart, TAS; or Sydney, NSW; and
(ii) then by road to the facility operated by Remondis Australia Pty Ltd at Swanbank Road, Swanbank, QLD 4306; and
(d) at that facility, all of the waste is to undergo operation D1 – deposit into landfill; and
(e) the permit expires on 30 September 2016 and all transboundary movements of the waste asbestos must be completed by that date.
The permit includes and is subject to conditions.
Andrew McNee
Delegate of the Minister
Chemicals and Waste Branch
Department of the Environment
31 MARCH 2016
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, as listed 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.