NOTICE OF 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 an application has been received from Hazmat Services Pty Ltd (Hazmat Services), 42 Heather Street, Heatherbrae, New South Wales 2324. The application relates to the import of up to 200 000 litres of oily waste water from Total Waste Management Ltd, Section 79, Lot 19, Merrie England Road, Korobosea, National Capital District, 131, Papua New Guinea. The applicant proposes importing the oily water to separate the oil for recycling and to treat the water to the trade discharge criteria.

Under the proposed transboundary movement the waste would be transported by road to Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea and then shipped by sea direct to Newcastle in Australia. From there, the waste would be transported by road to the Hazmat Services waste management facility at 42 Heather Street, Heatherbrae, New South Wales 2324 for storage.  The waste would then be transported by road to the Transpacific Technical Services facility at Raven Street, Kooragang, New South Wales 2304 where the oil would be separated from the water for recycling and the water would be treated to meet the trade waste discharge criteria.

The transboundary movements would take place in ten (10) shipments over twelve (12) months commencing from the date of the permit, if granted.

Dr Barry Reville
Delegate to the Minister

Assistant Secretary
Environment Protection Branch

19 October 2012