Commonwealth Numbered Regulations Commonwealth Numbered Regulations
Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Regulations 1996
1 Regulations 5A to 5C
Repeal the regulations, substitute:
5A Export particulars--hexachlorobenzene
The following particulars are specified for paragraph 18A(2)(a) of the Act:
(a) the hazardous waste to be exported is hexachlorobenzene and other chlorinated waste, including hexachlorobutadiene, hexachloroethane and octachlorostyrene;
(b) up to 132 tonnes of the waste (comprising 111 tonnes of hexachlorobenzene and 21 tonnes of packaging and pallets) is to be exported to France, which is a party to the Basel Convention, for disposal;
(c) the waste is stored by Orica Australia Pty Ltd of 16-20 Beauchamp Road, Matraville, New South Wales 2036;
(d) the waste is stored in 200 litre steel drums contained within 20 foot shipping containers;
(e) the drums and containers are to be transported by road to Port Botany, New South Wales, where they are to be loaded onto ships for export to a facility in France;
(f) the waste is to be disposed of in the facility by high temperature incineration on land.