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 Hydrodec Australia Pty Ltd, 90 Old Temora Road, Young, New South Wales 2594 to import up to 2700 tonnes of waste transformer oil from System of Energy, SA de CV (System of Energy), Avienda Tercera 1675, Colonia Eduardo Guerra, Torreon Coahuilla 27280, in Mexico for recovery operation R9 re-refining or other uses of previously used oil.

The waste will be packaged in International Standards Organization (ISO) tanks.

The waste will be transported by road from the System of Energy facility to the Port of Manzanillo in Mexico. The waste will depart by ship from the Port of Manzanillo and will transit the Port of Balboa in Panama and the Port of Auckland in New Zealand on its voyage to the port of Sydney in Australia.

The movement will not transit any other port or roadstead on its voyage to Australia.

The export would take place in nine (9) shipments during a twelve (12) month period commencing on the date of the permit, if granted.

Dr Barry Reville
Assistant Secretary
Environment Protection Branch

18 October 2012