Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Regulations 2025
113Application for exemption from a provision of Act or licence condition
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113 Application for exemption from a provision of Act or licence condition
For the purposes of paragraph 144(2)(a) of the Act, an application for an exemption to be granted under subsection (1) of that section must be in writing, in the approved form (if any), and include the following:
(a) the name of the person to be exempted;
(b) the name and contact details of the applicant;
(c) if the application is in relation to an NNP facility, NNP material, or NNP equipment or plant, that is covered by a licence—the reference number for the licence;
(d) whether the application seeks an exemption from subsection 19(1) of the Act or from a licence condition;
(e) if the application seeks an exemption from subsection 19(1) of the Act, to allow a person who is not authorised under a licence to conduct a regulated activity—an explanation of the operational imperative for seeking the exemption;
(f) if the application seeks an exemption from a particular licence condition—the licence condition;
(g) the period for which the exemption is sought including the period’s start date and end date;
(h) reasons why the exemption is sought;
(i) an explanation of why the applicant believes that granting the exemption would not negatively impact the following:
(i) nuclear safety;
(ii) the objects of the Act;
(iii) the ability of any person conducting a regulated activity covered by, or related to, the application for exemption, to comply with the nuclear safety duties applying to the person under Division 2 of Part 2 of the Act;
(j) any other information the applicant wishes the Regulator to consider in determining the application.