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 Basel import permit AUH16-020 was granted to Ace Waste Pty Ltd (ACN 010 750 839), 491 Gooderham Road, Willawong QLD 4110 (Telephone: +61 7 3372 6666, Facsimile: +61 7 3372 3777).
The particulars of the permits are as follows:
(a) the type of the waste to be imported is clinical waste (Basel Code A4020); and
(b) the maximum quantity of the waste that may be imported is 150,000 kilograms; and
(c) the waste is to be shipped by sea from the port of export in Auckland to the port of import in Brisbane, and will then be transported by road to the disposal facility; and
(d) the waste is to be contained during import in sealed 50 litre plastic bags and packed into 1 cubic metre UN rated bulk bags lined with polyethylene liquid proof liners, or packed into UN rated 20 litre plastic pails purpose built for the containment of clinical waste, with any non-UN rated plastic pails further contained in 200 litre UN rated steel drums; and
(e) the waste may only be imported during the permit period; and
(f) the waste is to be disposed of at Ace Waste’s facility located at 491 Gooderham Road, Willawong, Queensland 4110 and is to undergo disposal operation D10 – Incineration on land.
The permit period is from the date below and expires one year from this date. All transboundary movements must be completed by the permit expiry date.
The permit includes and is subject to conditions.
Andrew McNee
Delegate of the Minister
10 August 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 and Energy requesting the reasons for the decision.
An application for independent merits 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 Principal Registry or the Deputy Registrar, Administrative Appeals Tribunal in your capital city or Territory, as listed under Commonwealth Government Section in the White Pages. For further information, particularly about how to apply for review, visit www.aat.gov.au.
Further information or enquiries relating to the decision should be directed to:
Director, Hazardous Waste Section
Department of the Environment and Energy
GPO Box 787
CANBERRA ACT 2601
Telephone 1800 803 772, Facsimile (02) 6274 1164, or by email at hwa@environment.gov.au.