(1) On receipt of the said proposals the Minister shall —
9 (1) On receipt of the said proposals the Minister shall —
approve of the said proposals either wholly or in part without qualification or reservation; or
defer consideration of or decision upon the same until such time as the Corporation submits a further proposal or proposals in respect of some other of the matters mentioned in subclause (1) of Clause 8 not covered by the said proposals; or
require as a condition precedent to the giving of his approval to the said proposals that the Corporation makes such alteration thereto or complies with such conditions in respect thereto as he (having regard to the circumstances including the overall development of and the use by others as well as the Corporation of all or any of the facilities proposed to be provided) thinks reasonable and in such a case the Minister shall disclose his reasons for such conditions.
The Minister shall within 2 months after receipt of the said proposals give notice to the Corporation of his decision in respect to the same.
If the decision of the Minister is as mentioned in either of paragraphs (b) or (c) of subclause (1) of this Clause the Minister shall afford the Corporation full opportunity to consult with him and should it so desire to submit new or revised proposals either generally or in respect to some particular matter.
If the decision of the Minister is as mentioned in paragraph (c) of subclause (1) of this Clause and the Corporation considers that any condition precedent is unreasonable the Corporation within 2 months after receipt of the notice mentioned in subclause (2) of this Clause may elect to refer to arbitration in the manner hereinafter provided the question of the reasonableness or the condition precedent.
An award made on an arbitration pursuant to sub‑clause (4) of this Clause shall have force and effect as follows —
if by the award the dispute is decided against the Corporation then unless the Corporation within 3 months after delivery of the award gives notice to the Minister of its acceptance of the award this Agreement shall on the expiration of that period of 3 months cease and determine; or
If by the award the dispute is decided in favour of the Corporation the decision shall take effect as a notice by the Minister that he is so satisfied with and approves the matter or matters the subject of the arbitration.
Notwithstanding that under subclause (1) of this Clause any detailed proposals of the Corporation are approved by the Minister or determined by arbitration award, unless each and every such proposal and the other matters referred to in subclause (4) of Clause 8 are so approved or determined by the 31st December, 1984 or by such extended date if any as the Corporation shall be granted pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement then the Minister may give to the Corporation 12 months notice of intention to determine this Agreement and unless before the expiration of the said 12 months period all the detailed Proposals and matters are so approved or determined this Agreement shall cease and determine subject however to the provisions of Clause 39.
Implementation of Proposals
10. The Corporation shall implement the approved proposals in accordance with the terms thereof and have the treatment plant in operation not later than 4 years after the date the Corporation’s proposals are approved pursuant to Clause 9.
Additional Proposals
11. If the Corporation at any time during the continuance of this Agreement desires to modify expand or otherwise vary its activities substantially beyond those specified in any approved proposals it shall give notice of such desire to the Minister and within 2 months thereafter shall submit to the Minister detailed proposals in respect of all matters covered by such notice and such of the other matters mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (n) of subclause (1) of Clause 8 as the Minister may require. The provisions of Clauses 8 and 9 where applicable shall mutatis mutandis apply to detailed Proposals submitted pursuant to this Clause.
Additional Proposals for the protection and management of the environment
12. (1) The Corporation shall, in respect of the matters referred to in paragraph (n) of subclause (1) of Clause 8 and which are the subject of approved proposals under this Agreement, carry out a continuous programme of investigation and research including monitoring and the study of sample areas to ascertain the effectiveness of the measures it is taking pursuant to its approved proposals for the protection and management of the environment.
The Corporation shall during the currency of this Agreement at yearly intervals commencing from the date then the Corporation’s proposals are approved submit an interim report to the Minister concerning investigations and research carried out pursuant to subclause (1) of this Clause and at 3 yearly intervals commencing from such date submit a detailed report to the Minister on the result of the investigations and research during the previous 3 years.
The Minister may within 2 months of the receipt of the detailed report pursuant to subclause (2) of this Clause notify the Corporation that he requires additional detailed proposals to be submitted in respect of all or any of the matters the subject of the detailed report.
The Corporation shall within 2 months of the receipt of a notice given pursuant to subclause (3) of this Clause submit to the Minister additional detailed proposals as required and the provisions of Clause 9 (other than sub‑clause (5)) where applicable shall mutatis mutandis apply in respect of such proposals.
The Corporation shall implement the proposals when approved or determined by arbitration in accordance with the terms thereof.
Compliance with Codes
13. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, until by or under an Act of the Parliament of the State provision is made with respect to the matters contained in the codes described in this subclause the Corporation shall observe those codes and any amendments thereof or any codes substituted therefor —
“Code of Practice on Radiation Protection in the Mining and Milling of Radioactive Ores, 1975” compiled by the Commonwealth Department of Health and published in 1917 by the Australian Government Publishing Service (International Standard Book Number ISBN 0‑642‑02994‑6)
“Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Materials, 1973 Revised Edition” published by the International Atomic Energy Agency Vienna, 1973 (Publishers Code STI/PUB/323)
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