13G

Exportation of radioactive waste

Current

(1)

On and after 1 January 2000, the exportation from Australia to a Pacific Island Developing Country of radioactive waste is prohibited unless a permission in writing, given by the Minister or by an authorised person, for the exportation of the waste is produced to a Collector at or before the time of exportation.

(2)

In deciding whether to give a permission under subregulation (1), the Minister, or the authorised person, must take into account the international obligations of Australia.

(3)

In this regulation:

authorised person means a person authorised in writing by the Minister to give a permission under subregulation (1).

Minister means the Minister administering the National Radioactive Waste Management Act 2012.

Pacific Island Developing Country means any of the following countries:

(a)

Cook Islands;

(b)

Fiji;

(c)

Kiribati;

(d)

Marshall Islands, Republic of;

(e)

Micronesia, Federated States of;

(f)

Nauru;

(g)

Niue;

(h)

Palau, Republic of;

(i)

Papua New Guinea;

(j)

Solomon Islands;

(k)

Tonga;

(l)

Tuvalu;

(m)

Vanuatu;

(n)

Western Samoa.

radioactive waste means waste consisting of material that emits ionising radiation as a result of the spontaneous transformation of the nucleus of the atom but does not include material that has an activity concentration below 1 Becquerel per gram or an activity below 1000 Becquerel.

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