Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

HAZARDOUS WASTE (REGULATION OF EXPORTS AND IMPORTS) (WAIGANI CONVENTION) REGULATIONS 1999 1999 No. 7 - REG 10

(1) Sections 12 and 13B, and Divisions 3 and 4 of Part 2, of the Act are taken
to apply in relation to a Waigani import permit, or an application for such a
permit, as if:

   (a)  a reference to the Basel Convention were a reference to the Waigani
        Convention; and

   (b)  a reference to a Basel permit or a Basel import permit were a
        reference to a Waigani import permit; and

   (c)  provisions that apply only in relation to an export permit, or an
        application for such a permit, were omitted.

(2) Also, the Minister must not grant a Waigani import permit unless:

   (a)  the applicant has notified the countries concerned (within the meaning
        given by Article 1 of the Convention) of the relevant proposal, in
        accordance with Article 6 of the Convention; and

   (b)  each such country has consented to the proposal, in accordance with
        that Article; and

   (c)  the Minister is satisfied that the waste will not be dumped at sea
        within the Convention Area.