Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1996 No. 283 HAZARDOUS WASTE (REGULATION OF EXPORTS AND IMPORTS) (OECD DECISION) REGULATIONS - REG 27

27. (1) Subject to regulation 28, the Minister must grant or refuse a
special transit permit authorising the carrying out of a transit  proposal
within 30 days after the competent authority of the OECD  country from which
the waste is to be exported gives the Minister written notification of the
export.

(2) As soon as practicable after granting or refusing the permit, the Minister
must give the competent authority of the OECD country written notice of the
decision, and:

   (a)  if the decision is to grant the permit-give the permit to the
        applicant; or

   (b)  if the decision is a refusal-give the applicant written notice of the
        decision, and the reasons for it;

(3) Contravention of subregulation (2) does not affect the validity of the
decision.