Commonwealth Numbered Acts

NATIONAL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT 2012 (NO. 29, 2012)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Object of Act  
   4.      Definitions  

   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 relating to Minister's declarations  
   16.     When Minister's declarations take effect etc.  
   17.     Revocation of Minister's declaration  

           Division 2--Procedural fairness

   18.     Procedural fairness in relation to Minister's declarations  

           Division 3--Acquisition or extinguishment

   19.     Acquisition or extinguishment  
   20.     Application of Commonwealth and State or Territory laws  
   21.     Notice to Registrar-General or other appropriate officer  

           Division 4--Regional consultative committee

   22.     Regional consultative committee  

   PART 5--CONDUCTING ACTIVITIES IN RELATION TO SELECTED SITE

   23.     Authority to conduct activities  
   24.     Application of State and Territory laws  
   25.     Application of Commonwealth laws  

   PART 6--GRANTING OF RIGHTS AND INTERESTS IN LAND TO ORIGINAL OWNERS

   26.     Application of Part  
   27.     Declaration of intention to grant rights and interests in land to original owners  
   28.     Declaration granting rights and interests in land to original owners  
   29.     Grant of rights and interests in land to original owners  
   30.     No earlier rights and interests granted  
   31.     Application of Commonwealth, State and Territory laws  
   32.     Notice to Registrar-General  
   33.     Indemnity by Commonwealth  
   34.     Regulations  

   PART 6A--NATIONAL REPOSITORY CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION FUND

   34A.    Application of Part  
   34B.    National Repository Capital Contribution Fee  
   34C.    National Repository Capital Contribution Fund  
   34D.    Credits of amounts to the Fund  
   34E.    Conditions attaching to the initial use of facility  
   34F.    Commonwealth acceptance of waste destined for facility  

   PART 7--MISCELLANEOUS

   35.     Compensation  
   36.     Compensation for acquisition of property  
   37.     Indemnity by Commonwealth and management of Northern Territory controlled material for section 5 nominations  
   38.     Severability--additional effect of Act  
   39.     Regulations  
   40.     Schedule(s)  
           SCHEDULE 1 Repeal and consequential amendments
           SCHEDULE 2 Transitional provisions