Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00562:section:16:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00562
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 16 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 40151–42723

16  Special transport permit
 (1) The Minister may, in writing, grant to a person a permit to possess:
 (a) nuclear material; or
 (b) an associated item;
to which this Part applies, being material or an item specified in the permit, for the purpose of transporting the material or item from a location specified in the permit to another location specified in the permit.
 (2) A permit under subsection (1) is granted subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Minister specifies in the permit.
 (3) Without limiting the generality of subsection (2), a permit under subsection (1) may be granted subject to restrictions and conditions in respect of:
 (a) the period for which the permit is to have effect;
 (b) the means, and the route, by which the nuclear material or associated item is to be transported;
 (c) the measures to be taken to ensure the physical security of the material or item;
 (d) the steps to be taken, and the records to be kept, to account for the material or item; and
 (e) the reports to be furnished in respect of the transport of the material or item.
 (4) Without limiting the generality of paragraph (3)(d), a condition of a permit under subsection (1) in respect of the records to be kept to account for nuclear material or an associated item may make provision in relation to:
 (a) the form and content of such records;
 (b) the period for which such records are to be kept; and
 (c) the system of measurement to be used in the preparation of such records.
 (5) Without limiting the generality of paragraph (3)(e), a condition of a permit under subsection (1) in respect of the reports to be furnished in respect of the transport of nuclear material or an associated item may make provision in relation to:
 (a) the form and content of such reports;
 (b) special reports to be made in relation to unusual or anomalous incidents or circumstances and the form and contents of such special reports;
 (c) the time within which such reports and special reports are to be made; and
 (d) the persons who are to verify or authenticate such reports and special reports.
 (6) Without limiting the generality of subsection (2), a condition in respect of the doing of an act or thing may be imposed by reference to the approval or consent of a specified person being obtained before the act or thing may be done.
 (7) A permit granted under subsection (1) shall have endorsed on it or attached to it a statement to the effect that, subject to the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024 and to subsection 22(8) of this Act, application may be made