NOTICE OF DECISION TO VARY 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 (the Act), notice is given that an application was received from, and granted to The New Zealand Refining Company Limited, Port Marsden Highway, Ruakaka, Northland, 0171, New Zealand (Telephone: +64 9 432 8311; Facsimile: +64 0 432 8035), to vary transit permit AUH16-007, notice of which was published on 24 May 2016 in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette.
In accordance with Section 27 of the Act, on 7 July 2016 a variation application was received to increase the number of shipments from 1 to 5. The permit has been modified to remove the number of shipments, which, under Section 21A of the Act and Section 31 of the Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports)(OECD Decision) Regulations 1996, was not required to be included in the original permit granted on 20 May 2016.
All other particulars of the original application are identical.
The particulars of the permit, as varied, are:
(i) the hazardous waste to be transited is spent catalyst (Basel Code: B1120, containing controlled waste category Y6 – Wastes from the production, formulation and use of organic solvents);
(ii) the quantity of the waste to be transited is a maximum of 735 tonnes;
(iii) the spent catalyst will be packaged in accordance with the relevant International Maritime Dangerous Goods guidelines, in hermetically sealed steel drums or in “Cougar” catalyst containers designed specifically for the transportation of spent and fresh catalyst, then loaded into 20 foot shipping containers;
(iv) the waste is to be transported by sea from New Zealand to Singapore, transiting the port of Brisbane in Australia;
(v) the carrier approved to transport the waste is ANL Singapore Agencies, 9 North Buona Vista Drive, #03-02 The Metropolis Tower 1, Singapore, 138588 (Tel: +65 65893288; Facsimile: +65 65893289);
The permit period is from the date below and expires 20 May 2017.
The permit includes and is subject to the conditions that form a schedule to this permit.
Andrew McNee
Delegate of the Minister
Assistant Secretary
Chemicals and Waste Branch
15 July 2016
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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 E-mail at hwa@environment.gov.au.