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Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management Act 2005
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C2006C00710 C01
11 December 2006
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03 April 2012
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Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title [see Note 1]
2 Commencement [see Note 1]
3 Definitions
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Part 1A—Nomination of sites
3A Who may make nominations
3B Rules about nominations
3C Approval of nominated land
3D Procedural fairness in relation to nominations and approvals
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Part 2—Selecting the site for a facility
4 Authority to conduct activities
5 Application of State and Territory laws
6 Application of Commonwealth laws
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Part 3—Acquisition or extinguishment of rights and interests
7 Minister’s declarations
8 Procedural fairness in relation to Minister’s declarations
9 Acquisition or extinguishment
10 Application of Commonwealth and Northern Territory laws
11 Notice to Registrar-General
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Part 4—Conducting activities in relation to selected site
12 Authority to conduct activities
13 Application of State and Territory laws
14 Application of Commonwealth laws
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Part 4A—Granting of rights and interests in land to original owners
14A Application of Part
14B Declaration of intention to grant rights and interests in land to original owners
14C Declaration granting rights and interests in land to original owners
14D Grant of rights and interests in land to original owners
14E No earlier rights and interests granted
14F Application of Commonwealth and Northern Territory laws
14G Notice to Registrar-General
14H Indemnity by Commonwealth
14J Regulations
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Part 5—Miscellaneous
15 Compensation
16 Compensation for acquisition of property
16A Indemnity by Commonwealth
16B Management of Northern Territory controlled material free of charge
17 Regulations
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Schedule 1—Sites
1 Mt Everard site
2 Harts Range site
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3 Fishers Ridge site
Notes to the STYLEREF ShortT \* MERGEFORMAT Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management Act 2005