Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

HAZARDOUS WASTE (REGULATION OF EXPORTS AND IMPORTS) AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 2008 (NO. 1) (SLI NO 231 OF 2008) - SCHEDULE 1

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[1]           After regulation 5B

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5C            Particulars of export of hazardous waste -- hexachlorobenzene

                For paragraph 18A (2) (a) of the Act, the following particulars are specified:

                (a)    the hazardous waste to be exported is:

                          (i)    hexachlorobenzene and other chlorinated waste containing chlorinated compounds including carbon tetrachloride, chloroprene, hexachlorobutadiene, hydrochloric acid, octochlorostyrene, perchloroethylene and related polymers, solvents and tars; and

                         (ii)    packaging containers that contain residues of, or are contaminated by, hexachlorobenzene and other chlorinated waste; and

                         (iii)    construction and demolition waste containing hexachlorobenzene and other chlorinated waste;

               (b)    the waste is stored and transported in one or more of the following:

                          (i)    100 ‑ litre capacity steel drums;

                         (ii)    200 ‑ litre capacity steel drums;

                         (iii)    1 000 ‑ litre capacity intermediate bulk containers;

                (c)    the waste is stored by Orica Australia Pty Ltd, 16‑20 Beauchamp Road, Matraville, New South Wales 2036;

               (d)    the waste will be transported by road to Port Botany;

                (e)    at Port Botany, the drums and containers containing the waste will be loaded onto ships for export to a disposal facility in Denmark, which is a party to the Basel Convention;

                (f)    up to 6 100 tonnes of the waste will be disposed of in Denmark, by high temperature incineration on land;

                (g)    any Basel export permit to authorise the export is to be granted by 31 December 2009.