Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) Regulations 1998 · 2025 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Applications for and Grant of Permits
13. Matters to be specified in import permits
Feedback & supportAn import permit must specify particulars of —
the kind of hazardous or other waste to be imported;
the quantity of hazardous or other waste to be imported;
the method of transport by which the hazardous or other waste is to be imported;
the time at which, or period during which, the hazardous or other waste is to be imported;
the place from which the hazardous or other waste is to be imported; and
the way in which the hazardous or other waste is to be dealt with after the import.
The particulars specified in an import permit of the way in which the hazardous or other waste is to be dealt with after the import may include particulars of a facility to be used in disposing of the waste, or any process involved in such a disposal.
An import permit may also include conditions under regulation 16 and any other information that the Director‑General considers appropriate.
Subregulation 1
An import permit must specify particulars of —
the kind of hazardous or other waste to be imported;
the quantity of hazardous or other waste to be imported;
the method of transport by which the hazardous or other waste is to be imported;
the time at which, or period during which, the hazardous or other waste is to be imported;
the place from which the hazardous or other waste is to be imported; and
the way in which the hazardous or other waste is to be dealt with after the import.
Subregulation 2
The particulars specified in an import permit of the way in which the hazardous or other waste is to be dealt with after the import may include particulars of a facility to be used in disposing of the waste, or any process involved in such a disposal.
Subregulation 3
An import permit may also include conditions under regulation 16 and any other information that the Director‑General considers appropriate.