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 19 July 2013, permit number AUH137945B was granted to Mobil Refining Australia Pty Ltd (Mobil) (ACN 004 300 163), 12 Riverside Quay, Southbank, Victoria 3006 (Telephone +61 3 9286 5587; Facsimile +61 3 9286 5588).
The particulars of the permit are as follows:
(a) the hazardous waste to be exported is spent catalyst;
(b) the quantity of the waste to be exported is a maximum of 50 tonnes;
(c) 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’;
(d) the method of transport by which the waste is to be exported in up to one shipment is:
(i) by road from the Mobil Altona Refinery located at the corner of Millers and
Kororoit Creek Roads, Altona, Victoria 3018 to the port of Melbourne;
(ii) by ship from the port of Melbourne to the port of Busan in the Republic of Korea;
(iii) by road to the GS Ecometal Co. Ltd (GS Ecometal) facility located at 333 Whasan-Ri, Onsan-Eup, Ulju-Gun, Ulsan 689-896;
(e) the permit expires on 30 April 2014 and the transboundary movement of the spent catalyst must be completed by that date; and
(f) the waste is to be disposed of at the GS Ecometal facility, by recovery operation
R8 - Recovery of components from catalysts.
The permit includes and is subject to conditions.
Dane Roberts
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.