10Waigani import permit

10 Waigani import permit

(1) Sections 12 and 13B, and Divisions 3 and 4 of Part 2, of the Act are taken to apply in relation to a Waigani import permit, or an application for such a 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 import 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.