Briefs/submissions Around Radioactive Waste Management Including Options Or Proposals For Storage Of Low, Medium And High Level Radioactive Waste.

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A Department of Industry, Science and Resources brief to the Minister for Resources outlines the complex legal framework governing radioactive waste transport across Australian state and territory borders. The document identifies Commonwealth legislation requiring licences and permits (Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998, Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act 1987, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999) and notes that most states have enacted "Prohibition Acts" with varying restrictions. South Australia and Western Australia prohibit nuclear waste transport within or through their borders; the Northern Territory prohibits waste imports for storage facilities; Victoria requires transport licences; while NSW and Queensland impose no transport prohibitions. Additional Commonwealth and state laws covering work health and safety, radiation safety, environmental protection, dangerous goods, and maritime regulations would also apply to waste transport operations.