Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1996 No. 283 HAZARDOUS WASTE (REGULATION OF EXPORTS AND IMPORTS) (OECD DECISION) REGULATIONS - REG 9

9. (1) A person may apply under these Regulations for a special  permit in
relation to a particular substance or object that:

   (a)  is amber list hazardous waste; or

   (b)  is red list hazardous waste; or

   (c)  under subsection 4F (2) of the Act, is taken, for a particular
        OECD country, to be hazardous waste for the purposes set out in
        subsection 4F (1) of the Act.

(2) Application for a special export permit under these Regulations may be
made only for hazardous waste that is proposed to be exported to an
OECD country to undergo a recovery operation in that country.

(3) Application for a special import permit under these Regulations may be
made only for hazardous waste that is proposed to be imported from an
OECD country to undergo a recovery operation in Australia.

(4) Application for a special transit permit under these Regulations may be
made only for hazardous waste that is:

   (a)  produced in an OECD country (other than Australia); and

   (b)  proposed to undergo a recovery operation in another OECD country
        (other than Australia).