NOTICE OF DECISION TO GRANT A 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 permit AUH15-079 was granted to Certified Destruction Services T/A CDS Recycling (ACN 146 007 490), 1359 Kingsford Smith Drive, Pinkenba, QLD, 4008 (Telephone: +61 7 3268 1828; Facsimile: +61 7 3268 3891).
The particulars of the permit are as follows:
(i) the proposed exporter of the waste is Recycal Sarl, 6 Rue Georgette Mourin, Zi De Normandie, Noumea, New Caledonia (Telephone + 68 7 790 669; Facsimile + 68 7 439 693);
(ii) the type of the waste is waste electrical and electronic equipment (Basel Code A1180);
(iii) the maximum quantity of the waste that may be imported is 500 tonnes;
(iv) the waste is to be loosely packed in a sealed shipping container during import;
(v) the waste is to be transported by road to the port of export, shipped by sea, and then by road from the port of destination to the recovery facility;
(vi) the waste may only be imported during the permit period;
(vii) the waste is to be imported to the port of Brisbane, Australia;
(viii) the waste will not transit any countries;
(ix) the waste is to undergo a recovery operation at the CDS Recycling facility;
(x) the recovery operations are R4 – Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds; and
(xi) a financial guarantee of at least AUD $10 000 is to be in place from the date below until
30 June 2017.
The permit period is from the date below until the permit expiry date of 31 December 2016. All transboundary movements must be completed by the permit expiry date.
The permit includes and is subject to conditions.
Andrew McNee
Delegate to the Minister
Department of the Environment
18 January 2016
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 the Environment 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, as listed under Commonwealth Government Section in the White Pages. Further enquiries should be directed to:
Director, Hazardous Waste Section
Department of the Environment
GPO Box 787 CANBERRA ACT 2601
Telephone 1800 803 772, Facsimile (02) 6274 1164, or by email at hwa@environment.gov.au.