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National Radioactive Waste Management Act 2012
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C2021C00271 C02
30 June 2021
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07 November 2025
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Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Object of Act
4 Definitions
4A Meaning of controlled material
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Part 2—Nomination of sites
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Division 1—Nomination by a Land Council
5 Nomination by a Land Council
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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
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Division 3—Approval of nominated land
9 Approval of nominated land
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Division 4—Procedural fairness in relation to Minister’s declarations and approvals
10 Procedural fairness in relation to Minister’s declarations and approvals
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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
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Part 4—Acquisition or extinguishment of rights and interests
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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
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Division 2—Procedural fairness
18 Procedural fairness in relation to Minister’s declarations
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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
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Division 4—Regional consultative committee
22 Regional consultative committee
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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
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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
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Part 6A—Community fund
34A Application of Part
34AA NRWMF Community Fund entity
34AB Payment to NRWMF Community Fund entity
34AC Terms and conditions of payment
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Part 6B—Fee for use of facility
34B Capital Contribution Fee
34F Commonwealth acceptance of controlled material destined for facility
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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
39 Regulations
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40 Schedule(s)
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Schedule 1—Repeal and consequential amendments
Part 1—Repeal of the Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management Act 2005
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Part 2—Consequential amendment
Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977
Schedule 2—Transitional provisions
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history