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National Radioactive Waste Management Act 2012

No. 29, 2012

Compilation No. 2

Compilation date: 30 June 2021

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 59, 2021

Registered: 22 July 2021

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the National Radioactive Waste Management Act 2012 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 30 June 2021 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

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Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

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Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Object of Act
4 Definitions
4A Meaning of controlled material
Part 2—Nomination of sites
Division 1—Nomination by a Land Council
5 Nomination by a Land Council
Division 2—General nominations
6 Minister may declare that nominations can be made under section 7.
7 Nominations of potential sites
8 Rules about nominations
Division 3—Approval of nominated land
9 Approval of nominated land
Division 4—Procedural fairness in relation to Minister's declarations and approvals
10 Procedural fairness in relation to Minister's declarations and approvals
Part 3—Selecting the site for a facility
11 Authority to conduct activities
12 Application of State and Territory laws
13 Application of Commonwealth laws
Part 4—Acquisition or extinguishment of rights and interests
Division 1—Minister may declare a site as the site for a facility
14 Minister's declaration of land as selected site or required for road access
15 Formalities