NOTICE OF DECISION TO VARY A SPECIAL 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 15 November 2013, a variation to permit AUH 135950H was granted to Caltex Australia Pty Ltd (ABN 17 000 032 128), 2 Market Street, Sydney, New South Wales, 2000 (Telephone +61 7 3362 7114; Facsimile: +61 7 3362 7111).
The particulars of the permit as varied are:
(a) the hazardous waste to be exported is spent precious metal bearing catalysts (A2030);
(b) the quantity of the waste to be exported is a maximum of 400 tonnes;
(c) the waste will be packed for shipment in accordance with paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 attached to this permit;
(d) the waste is to be transported in up to twenty-four (24) shipments:
(i) by land from Caltex Refineries (NSW) Pty Ltd, 2 Solander Street, Kurnell, NSW 2231 to the port of Sydney or by land from Caltex Refineries (QLD) Pty Ltd South Street, Lytton, QLD 4178 to the port of Brisbane;
(ii) by sea transiting through the ports of Auckland in New Zealand, Suva in Fiji and Honolulu and Oakland in the United States of America, to arrive at the port of Tacoma, Washington in the United States of America;
(iii) by land from the port of Tacoma to the Sabin Metal West Corporation (Sabin) facility, located at 15-12th Avenue East, Williston, North Dakota, United States of America, 58802 (Telephone 701 572 6828; Facsimile: 701 572 7142);
(e) the waste is to be disposed of at the Sabin facility by recovery operation R8 – Recovery of components from catalysts;
(f) no movement of this waste is authorised before the date below or after 30 April 2014.
Andrew McNee
Department of the Environment
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 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, see under Commonwealth Government Section in the White Pages. Further information or enquiries should be directed to:
Director, NPI & Hazardous Waste Section
Department of the Environment
GPO Box 787 CANBERRA ACT 2601
Telephone 1800 803 772, Facsimile (02) 6274 1164, or by E-mail at hwa@environment.gov.au.