NOTICE OF DECISION TO GRANT AN IMPORT 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              7 June 2013, permit number AUH132273V was granted to CMA Ecocycle, a part of
CMA Corporation Limited (ACN 107 209 503), 5-11 Reo Crescent, Campbellfield, Victoria 3061
(Telephone +61 3 9308 9415; Facsimile: +61 3 9308 9416).

The particulars of the permit are as follows:

(a)      the exporter of the hazardous waste is International Waste Limited, 2 Hape Drive, Auckland Airport, Auckland, New Zealand (Telephone +64 9 256 8534; Facsimile: +64 9 275 2380)

(b)      the hazardous waste to be imported is mercury bearing waste, predominantly crushed lighting waste;

(c)      the quantity of the waste to be imported is a maximum of 200 000 kilograms;

(d)      at all times involving transfer and transportation, the waste must be packed and transported according to the applicable regulations and/or requirements based on the United Nations Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods ‘Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods’;

(e)      the method of transport by which the waste is to be imported is:

(i)             by road from various International Waste Limited facilities in New Zealand to the ports of Auckland, Wellington and Lyttleton, New Zealand;

(ii)            by sea from the ports of Auckland, Wellington and Lyttleton in New Zealand to the port of Melbourne in Australia;

(iii)          by road from the port of Melbourne in Australia to the CMA Ecocycle facility.

(f)        no shipment is authorised under this permit before the date above or after 31 May 2014;

(g)      after the import, the waste is to be disposed of at the CMA Ecocycle facility by recovery operations R4 - Recycling and reclamation of metals and metal compounds and
R5 - Recycling and reclamation of other inorganic materials;

(h)      CMA Ecocycle must ensure that they will carry out and complete the proposed recovery of the waste no later than one (1) calendar year from the receipt of that waste.

The permit includes and is subject to conditions.

 

 

Andrew McNee

Delegate to the Minister

Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities

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.