Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Act 1986 (NSW)

Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Act 1986 No 194

An Act to prohibit in New South Wales uranium mining and certain nuclear facilities; and for other purposes.

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act This Act may be cited as the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Act 1986.

2 Commencement (1) Sections 1 and 2 shall commence on the date of assent to this Act. (2) Except as provided by subsection (1), this Act shall commence on such day as may be appointed by the Governor and notified by proclamation published in the Gazette.

3 Objects of Act The objects of this Act are— (a) to prohibit mining for uranium, and (b) to prohibit the construction or operation of nuclear reactors and other facilities in the nuclear fuel cycle, in order to protect the health, safety and welfare of the people of New South Wales and the environment in which they live.

4 Definitions In this Act, except in so far as the context or subject-matter otherwise indicates or requires— enrichment, in relation to nuclear material, means any process by which the proportion of an isotope is increased in relation to the natural abundance of the isotope. mine, in relation to uranium, includes to produce uranium ore concentrates in a mill or other plant. nuclear facility means a nuclear facility within the meaning of section 8. nuclear fuel cycle includes any process or step in the utilisation of material capable of undergoing nuclear fission, including its ultimate disposal. nuclear material means any radioactive substance associated with the nuclear fuel cycle, including radioactive waste material. nuclear reactor means a device designed to produce controlled nuclear fission. regulation means a regulation made under this Act.