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Woomera Prohibited Area Rules 2026
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This item is authorised by the following title:
Defence Act 1903
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F2026L01039
07 August 2026
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Part 1—Preliminary
1 Name
2 Commencement
3 Authority
4 Schedule 6
5 Definitions
6 Minister may approve forms
7 Exercising powers in relation to cells, or parts of cells, in the green zone
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Part 2—The Woomera Prohibited Area
8 The Woomera Prohibited Area
9 Zones within the Woomera Prohibited Area
10 Cells in the green zone
11 No permits for red zone
12 Defence use periods in amber zone and green zone
13 Notice of proposed Defence use period
14 Linked cells in the green zone
15 Effect of a linked cell determination
16 Variation of a linked cell determination
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Part 3—Standing permissions
17 Purpose of this Part
18 Standing permission to use certain roads and railways
19 Standing permission to be in the Woomera Village Standing Permission Area
20 Standing permission for Defence contractors to be in Woomera Prohibited Area
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Part 4—Permit holders, authorised persons and escorted persons
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Division 1—Effect of permits and authorisations and approvals under permits
21 Purpose of this Part
22 Effect of permits
23 Effect of authorisations
24 Effect of approvals of escorted persons
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Division 2—Permits
25 Application for the issue or renewal of a permit
26 If application does not comply with the permit application requirements
27 Withdrawal of application
28 Request for additional information or documents
29 Deciding the application
30 Time for deciding the application
31 Form of permit
32 Term of permit
33 Variation of permit
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Division 3—Authorised persons
34 Authorised persons
35 Deciding authorised person applications
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Division 4—Escorted persons
36 Escorted persons
37 Deciding escorted person applications
38 Limit on number of escorted person approvals
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Part 5—Conditions applying to permit holders, authorised persons and escorted persons
39 Purpose of this Part
40 Conditions applying to permit holders only
41 Conditions applying to permit holders and persons in the Woomera Prohibited Area under a permit
42 Conditions applying to permits issued to bodies corporate
43 Minister may issue permits subject to conditions or impose later conditions
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Part 6—Cancelling and suspending permits, authorisations and approvals
44 Purpose of this Part
45 Cancelling permits
46 Minister may suspend or cancel an authorisation
47 Minister may suspend or cancel an escorted person approval
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Part 7—Demerit points
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Division 1—Preliminary
48 Demerit points system
49 When demerit points are accrued
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Division 2—Consequences of accruing demerit points
50 Demerit suspension notice
51 Second-time demerit suspension notice
52 Details in a demerit suspension notice
53 Demerit cancellation notice
54 Details in a demerit cancellation notice
55 Expiry of demerit points
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Division 3—Reinstatement of permit in special circumstances
56 Minister may reinstate if satisfied that holder’s livelihood depends on permit
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Division 4—Administration of the demerit points scheme
57 Demerit points register
58 Secretary may maintain other records
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Part 8—Minister’s permissions
59 Minister’s permission
60 Requests for Minister’s permission
61 Giving Minister’s permission
62 Cancelling Minister’s permission
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Part 9—Limits on amounts of compensation
63 Limits on amounts of compensation
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Part 10—Reasons for decisions and review of decisions
64 Purpose of this Part
65 Reasons for decisions
66 Disclosure of reasons that may prejudice the security, defence or international relations of Australia
67 Review of decisions
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Part 11—Miscellaneous
68 Delegation by Minister
69 Delegation by Secretary
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Part 12—Application, saving and transitional provisions
70 Definitions
71 Instruments made and other things done under the old rules
72 Exclusion periods during transition period 1 July 2026 to 31 December 2026
73 Application of certain conditions applying to permit holders
74 Permit holders and holders of Minister’s permission
75 Approved persons and escorted persons
76 Applications for permissions etc
77 Review of decisions
78 Demerit points accrued by permit holders
79 Suspensions and cancellation notices
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Schedule 1—The Woomera Prohibited Area
1 This Schedule identifies the Woomera Prohibited Area
2 Indicative map of the Woomera Prohibited Area showing the red, amber and green zones
3 This clause identifies the latitude and longitude of all the points for the Woomera Prohibited Area
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Schedule 2—The red zone
1 This Schedule identifies the red zone
2 Indicative map of the red zone
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Schedule 3—The amber zone
1 This Schedule identifies the amber zone
2 Indicative map of the amber zone
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Schedule 4—The green zone
1 This Schedule identifies the green zone
2 Indicative map of the green zone
3 Indicative map of the gridded green zone identifying the cells and parts of cells in the green zone
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Schedule 5—Woomera Village Standing Permission Area
1 This Schedule identifies the Woomera Village Standing Permission Area
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2 Indicative map of the Woomera Village Standing Permission Area
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Schedule 6—Repeals
Woomera Prohibited Area Rule 2014