NOTICE OF VARIATION TO SPECIAL EXPORT PERMIT 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 Mount Isa Mines Limited (ACN 009 661 447), Level 38, 1 Macquarie Place, Sydney, NSW 2000 Telephone + 61 2 8247 6315; Facsimile: + 61 2 9251 4740 has applied to vary permit Special Export Permit AUS15-033.
This permit relates to the export of up to 20,000 tonnes of waste lead copper dross (Basel Code A1020) to Belgium for recovery operation R4 – Recycling/reclamation of precious metal compounds at the facility of Umicore Precious Metal Refining in Hoboken, Belgium.
It is proposed that the permit be amended to include the port of Tanjung Palepas, Malaysia, as a transit port for the wastes. All other particulars of the original permit remain unchanged.
Written comments on the proposed variation may be lodged with the Department within 7 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.
Rochelle Christian
Delegate of the Minister
Acting Assistant Secretary
Chemicals and Waste Branch
11 March 2016