National Radioactive Waste Management (Intention to Approve Nominated Sites) Notice 2017 (Cth)

National Radioactive Waste Management (Intention to Approve Nominated Sites) Notice 2017

National Radioactive Waste Management Act 2012

I, Matthew Canavan, Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, make this notice under section 10(4) of the National Radioactive Waste Management Act 2012.

Dated 27 March 2017

Matthew Canavan

Minister for Resources and Northern Australia

1 Name of Notice

This is the National Radioactive Waste Management (Intention to Approve Nominated Sites) Notice 2017.

2 Authority

This notice is made under section 10(4) of the National Radioactive Waste Management Act 2012 (the Act).

3 Notice

I give notice that I:

(a) have received voluntary nominations for a potential site for a national radioactive waste management facility; and

(b) propose to approve under section 9 of the Act two land nominations made under section 7 of the Act.

4 Land Nominations

(1) The land nominations are:

(a) Lyndhurst—South Australia 143 Bindawalla Gate Rd, Hundred of Moseley, County of Buxton, DC of Kimba

Coordinates 136.553018, -33.046678, Hundred Plan 500700, Parcel number 38.

(b) Napandee—South Australia Larwood Road, Hundred of Pinkawillinie, County of Buxton, DC of Kimba

Coordinates 136.17759, -33.117021, Part of Certificate of Title Volume 5937 Folio 542.

(2) Approved sites will be subject to detailed assessments to determine their suitability for the national facility. A site will be selected in accordance with the process set out in the Act.

5 Invitation to comment

(1) The Minister invites:

(a) persons with a right or interest in the nominated land;

(b) persons from the local communities where the two land nominations are located; and

(c) other interested persons;