NOTICE OF VARIATION TO AN APPLICATION RECEIVED 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 application AUS15-019 from Boyne Smelters Limited (ACN 010 061 935), Handley Drive, Boyne Island, Queensland, 4680 (Telephone +61 7 4973 0391; Facsimile +61 7 4973 0915), has been varied.
The original application was received on 1 July 2015. On 29 February 2016, in accordance with regulation 10 of the Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) (OECD Decision) Regulations 1996, the application was varied to amend the intended period of time for shipments. All other particulars of the original application are identical.
The application relates to the export of up to 6,000 tonnes of spent pot liner (Basel Code 4050) to Spain for recovery operation R5 – Recycling/reclamation of other inorganic materials at Befesa Escorias Salinas, S.A.
Written comments on the permit application may be lodged with the Department within 28 days of Gazette publication addressed to the Director, Hazardous Waste Section, Department of the Environment, GPO Box 787 CANBERRA ACT 2601, or by email at hwa@environment.gov.au. Respondents should be aware that comments will be shared with the applicant and should not contain commercial-in-confidence information.
Andrew McNee
Delegate to the Minister
Assistant Secretary
Chemicals and Waste Branch
4 March 2016