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,
notice is given that on 10 January 2014 a variation to export permit AUH 288103C was granted to Alcoa Portland Aluminium Pty Ltd (ABN 006 306 752), Quarry Road, Portland, VIC 3305 (Telephone: +61 3 5521 5400; Facsimile +61 3 5521 5630), to extend the shipment authorisation period.
The particulars of the permit as varied are as follows:
a. the hazardous waste to be exported is spent pot liner (Basel Code A4050) and the quantity of the waste to be exported is a maximum of 12000 tonnes in multiple shipments;
b. the waste will be packed in lined bulk containers, stacked on pallets and shrink wrapped with plastic and then loaded into general purpose freight containers for transport;
c. the waste will be transported by sea from the Port of Melbourne to the Port of Felixstowe in the United Kingdom and by road to JBM International’s (JBMI) Kingsilver Refinery at Hixon, Staffordshire, ST18 OPY;
d. the waste may transit ports in Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Germany, France, Netherlands and Belgium en route to the United Kingdom;
e. after the export, the waste is to be disposed of at the JBMI facility by recovery operation R5 - Recycling/reclamation of other inorganic materials; and
f. no shipment is authorised before the date below or after 31 December 2014.
There are no changes to the permit conditions.
The permit is in effect for three years commencing from the 22 February 2013.
10 January 2014
Andrew McNee
Assistant Secretary
Environment Protection Branch
Department of the Environment
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 information or 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.