43Additional matters—any kind of facility activity

43  Additional matters—any kind of facility activity

 (1) This section applies to a licence to authorise any kind of facility activity.

Note: For the information and documents that the applicant must provide that are relevant to this section, see Subdivision C of Division 2 of Part 2.

Matters to be satisfied of

 (2) The Regulator must be satisfied of the following matters in deciding whether to issue a licence to authorise a facility activity:

 (a) that the applicant has demonstrated that all regulated activities that could reasonably be foreseen to be conducted in relation to the facility, or proposed facility, over its lifetime have been appropriately considered in relation to the conduct of the activity;

 (b) that meaningful consultation has been undertaken with all relevant stakeholders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the public about the regulated activity and the facility or proposed facility.

Matters to take into account

 (3) The Regulator must take into account the following matters in deciding whether to issue a licence to authorise a facility activity:

 (a) the baseline radiological data provided under subsection 24(2);

 (b) the level of nuclear safety risk posed by the activity proposed to be authorised (having regard to the matters in paragraph 24(3)(b));

 (c) if paragraph 24(3)(f) applies in relation to the application for the licence—the extent to which conditions applying to the previous licensing stage have been complied with;

 (d) the preliminary plans provided as required by the section in Subdivision C of Division 2 of Part 2 that applies in relation to an application for a licence to authorise the facility activity.

Note 1: The licence, if issued, would be subject to a condition that a current description of the level of nuclear safety risk is maintained: see section 77.

Note 2: For whether paragraph 24(3)(f) applies in relation to the application for the licence, see subsections 24(1) and (4).

Note 3: Preliminary plans may be preliminary decommissioning plans, preliminary operational plans or preliminary disposal plans. A preliminary plan is not required for an application for a licence to authorise a facility activity of disposing of an NNP facility in a designated zone.