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This is a Bill, not an Act. For current law, see the Acts databases.
2022-2023
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Defence Legislation Amendment (Naval
Nuclear Propulsion) Bill 2023
No. , 2023
(Defence)
A Bill for an Act to amend legislation to clarify
certain activities
relating to conventionally-armed,
nuclear-powered submarines
No. , 2023
Defence Legislation Amendment (Naval Nuclear Propulsion) Bill 2023
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Contents
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Short title ................................................................................................ 1
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Commencement ..................................................................................... 1
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Schedules ............................................................................................... 2
Schedule 1
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Amendments
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Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998
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Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
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No. , 2023
Defence Legislation Amendment (Naval Nuclear Propulsion) Bill 2023
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A Bill for an Act to amend legislation to clarify
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certain activities
relating to conventionally-armed,
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nuclear-powered submarines
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The Parliament of Australia enacts:
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1 Short title
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This Act is the
Defence Legislation Amendment (Naval Nuclear
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Propulsion) Act 2023
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2 Commencement
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(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table
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commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with
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column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect
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according to its terms.
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Defence Legislation Amendment (Naval Nuclear Propulsion) Bill 2023
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Commencement information
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Provisions
Commencement
Date/Details
1. The whole of
this Act.
The day after this Act receives the Royal
Assent.
Note:
This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally
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enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of
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this Act.
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(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act.
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Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it
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may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
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3 Schedules
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Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or
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repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule
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concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect
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according to its terms.
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Amendments
Schedule 1
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Schedule
1--Amendments
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Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998
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1 After subsection 10(1)
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Insert:
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(1A) Paragraph (1)(b) does not apply to a naval nuclear propulsion plant
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related to use in a conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered
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submarine.
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2 Subsection 10(2)
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Omit "mentioned in subsection
(1)", substitute "to which subsection
(1)
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applies".
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Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
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1999
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3 Section 37J
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Before "The Minister", insert "(1)".
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4 At the end of section 37J
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Add:
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(2) Paragraph (1)(b) does not apply to a naval nuclear propulsion plant
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related to use in a conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered
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submarine.
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5 Section 140A
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Before "The Minister", insert "(1)".
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6 At the end of section 140A
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Add:
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(2) Paragraph (1)(b) does not apply to a naval nuclear propulsion plant
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related to use in a conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered
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submarine.
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Schedule 1
Amendments
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Defence Legislation Amendment (Naval Nuclear Propulsion) Bill 2023
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7 Section 146M
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Before "The Minister", insert "(1)".
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8 At the end of section 146M
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Add:
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(2) Paragraph (1)(b) does not apply to a naval nuclear propulsion plant
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related to use in a conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered
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submarine.
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9 After subsection 305(2)
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Insert:
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(2A) Subparagraph (2)(d)(ii) does not apply to a naval nuclear
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propulsion plant related to use in a conventionally-armed,
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nuclear-powered submarine.
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