NOTICE OF DECISION TO GRANT AN EXPORT PERMIT 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 on 22 February 2013, permit AUH228103C was granted to Alcoa Portland Aluminium Pty Ltd, Quarry Road, Portland, Victoria 3305 (Telephone: +61 3 5521 5400, Fax: +61 3 5521 5630).

The particulars of the permit are as follows:

1. the hazardous waste to be exported is spent pot liner (Basel Code A4050) and the quantity of the waste to be exported is a maximum of 12000 tonnes in multiple shipments over a three year period;
2. the waste will be packed in lined bulk containers, stacked on pallets and shrink wrapped with plastic and then loaded into general purpose freight containers for transport;
3. the waste will be transported by rail from Alcoa’s Kalari Depot in Portland, Victoria to the Port of Melbourne; by ship from the Port of Melbourne to the Port of Felixstowe in the United Kingdom and by road to JBM International’s (JBMI) Kingsilver Refinery at Hixon, Staffordshire, ST18 OPY. The waste may transit ports in Singapore, Malaysia (Port of Kelang), Sri Lanka (Colombo), Egypt (Port Said and Suez Canal), Germany (Bremerhaven and Hamburg), France (Le Havre), Netherlands (Rotterdam) and Belgium (Zeebrugee) on its voyage to the United Kingdom;
4. no shipment is authorised after 31 December 2013;
5. after the export, the waste is to be disposed of at the JBMI facility by recovery operation R5 “Recycling/reclamation of other inorganic materials”.

The permit includes and is subject to the conditions.

The permit is in effect for three years commencing from the date signed.

David Swanton

Delegate to the Minister

Acting Assistant Secretary, Environment Protection Branch

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 Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities 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 information or enquiries should be directed to: 

Director, NPI & Hazardous Waste Section

Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities

GPO Box 787 CANBERRA ACT 2601

Telephone 1800 803 772, Facsimile (02) 6274 1164, or by E-mail at hwa@environment.gov.au.