Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C00088:reg:11
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022C00088
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 11
Character Range: 10601–11554

11  Waigani transit permit
 (1) Sections 13A and 13B, and Divisions 3 and 4 of Part 2, of the Act are taken to apply in relation to an application for a Waigani transit permit as if:
 (a) a reference to the Basel Convention were a reference to the Waigani Convention; and
 (b) a reference to a Basel permit or a Basel import permit were a reference to a Waigani import permit; and
 (c) provisions that apply only in relation to an export permit, or an application for such a permit, were omitted.
 (2) Also, the Minister must not grant a Waigani transit permit unless:
 (a) the applicant has notified the countries concerned (within the meaning given by Article 1 of the Convention) of the relevant proposal, in accordance with Article 6 of the Convention; and
 (b) each such country has consented to the proposal, in accordance with that Article; and
 (c) the Minister is satisfied that the waste will not be dumped at sea within the Convention Area.