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Nuclear Waste Transport, Storage and Disposal (Prohibition) Act 2004.

Country/Territory
Australia
Territorial subdivision
Northern Territory
Document type
Legislation
Date
2004 (2019)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to prohibit the transport into the territory, and the storage and disposal in the territory, of certain nuclear waste, and for related purposes.
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Hazardous waste Transport/storage Radiation Pollution control Waste management
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific
Entry into force notes
This Act enters into force on 4 November 2004.
Abstract

This Act aims at protecting the safety, health and welfare of the people of the Territory and the environment in which they live by prohibiting the construction or operation of a nuclear waste storage facility in the Territory; and the transportation of nuclear waste into the Territory for storage at a nuclear waste storage facility in the Territory.

Full text
English
Website
legislation.nt.gov.au