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HAZARDOUS WASTE (REGULATION OF EXPORTS AND IMPORTS) ACT 1989 - SECT 12

Applications for import permits

  (1)   A person who has one or more import proposals in relation to hazardous waste may apply to the Minister for a permit authorising the import of the waste.

  (2)   The application must:

  (a)   be in the form approved by the Minister; and

  (b)   set out, or be accompanied by, such information relating to the proposals as is required by the form.

  (3)   The application may deal with 2 or more import proposals in relation to hazardous waste only if:

  (a)   the following matters are common to each proposal:

  (i)   the physical and chemical characteristics of the waste;

  (ii)   the route over which the waste is to be transported;

  (iii)   the sender of the waste; and

  (b)   the proposals constitute a regular pattern; and

  (c)   the proposals will all be carried out within 12 months of each other.



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