ANSWER: Mar 1 2012

Dear Henry,

that was a very good question you asked. And here is the answer from NSW EPA (see below).

Cheers

Yours Sincerely

Elizabeth O'Brien

Subject: WHY ARE MATERIAL DISPOSAL CERTIFICATES NOT REQUIRED FOR USED LEAD ACID BATTERIES [in NSW]

Dear Elizabeth

Re your inquiry; clause 51 of the Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste) Regulation 2005 exempts transport of waste lead acid batteries and waste hydrocarbon oil destined for reuse from the tracking requirements of the Protection of the Environment Operations (POEO) Act.

Waste tyres are not required to be tracked in NSW, but must be tracked when transported interstate.

With recent application of the EPA’s internet based On-line Waste Tracking (OWT) it is expected the exemption for waste lead acid batteries will be revoked requiring them to be tracked via OWT.

See “About online waste tracking” at http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/owt/aboutowt.htm

Regards

Hazardous Materials Advice Unit

NSW Environment Protection Authority