NOTICE OF DECISION TO VARY TWO EXPORT PERMITS 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 Schlumberger Australia Pty Ltd (ABN 74 002 459 225), Level 5, 256 St. Georges Terrace, Perth, Western Australia, 6000 (Telephone: +61 8 9420 4643) were granted variations to two permits to add an additional port of export, Fremantle, to:
- permit AUS15-024 to export waste lithium metal batteries (Basel Code: A1170)
- permit AUS15-025 to export waste lithium metal batteries contained in equipment (Basel Code: A1180);
The further particulars of the permits are as follows:
a) the quantity of the waste to be exported in up to six shipments is a maximum of:
- 20 tonnes (permit AUS15-024)
- 2 tonnes (permit AUS15-025)
b) the waste lithium metal batteries and waste lithium metal batteries in equipment will be packaged in accordance with the relevant Dangerous Goods guidelines. The waste will be packed individually in either the original, or similar, packaging to prevent short circuit. The individually packaged batteries will then be packed into suitable fibreboard drums which are appropriately labelled to indicate their contents and the requirements for safe handling;
c) the waste is to be transported by sea from Port Botany, NSW or the Port of Fremantle, WA, transiting ports in New Zealand and the US; then by land to the Toxco Waste Management Ltd facility located at 9384 Highway 22A, Trail, British Columbia V1R 4W6 in Canada;
d) the waste is to be disposed of at the facility by the recovery operation R4 – Recycling / reclamation of metals and metal compounds;
e) no shipment is authorised before the date below or after 30 April 2016 and all transboundary movements of the waste must be completed by this date.
The permit includes and is subject to conditions.
Andrew McNee
Delegate to the Minister
Assistant Secretary
Chemicals and Waste Branch
14 December 2015
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