Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) Regulations 1998 · 2025 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Applications for and Grant of Permits
5. Applications for transit permits
Feedback & supportA person who has one or more transit proposals in relation to hazardous or other waste may apply to the Director‑General for a permit to carry out the proposals.
The application must —
be in the form approved by the Director‑General; and
set out, or be accompanied by, any information relating to the proposals that is required by the form.
The application may deal with 2 or more transit proposals in relation to hazardous or other waste only if —
the following matters are common to each proposal:
the physical and chemical characteristics of the waste;
the route over which the waste is to be transported; (iii)the sender and recipient of the waste;
the proposals constitute a regular pattern; and
the proposals will all be carried out within 12 months of each other.
Subregulation 1
A person who has one or more transit proposals in relation to hazardous or other waste may apply to the Director‑General for a permit to carry out the proposals.
Subregulation 2
The application must —
be in the form approved by the Director‑General; and
set out, or be accompanied by, any information relating to the proposals that is required by the form.
Subregulation 3
The application may deal with 2 or more transit proposals in relation to hazardous or other waste only if —
the following matters are common to each proposal:
the physical and chemical characteristics of the waste;
the route over which the waste is to be transported; (iii)the sender and recipient of the waste;
the proposals constitute a regular pattern; and
the proposals will all be carried out within 12 months of each other.