Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998
10Prohibition on certain nuclear installations
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10 Prohibition on certain nuclear installations
(1) Nothing in this Act is to be taken to authorise the construction or operation of any of the following nuclear installations: (a) a nuclear fuel fabrication plant; (b) a nuclear power plant; (c) an enrichment plant; (d) a reprocessing facility. (1A) Paragraph (1)(b) does not apply to a naval nuclear propulsion plant related to use in a conventionally‑armed, nuclear‑powered submarine. (2) The CEO must not issue a licence under section 32 in respect of any of the facilities to which subsection (1) applies.