Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998
30Construction, operation etc. of controlled facilities
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30 Construction, operation etc. of controlled facilities
(1) A controlled person must not do any of the following: (a) prepare a site for a controlled facility; (b) construct a controlled facility; (c) have possession or control of a controlled facility; (d) operate a controlled facility; (e) de‑commission, dispose of or abandon a controlled facility; (ea) remediate a prescribed legacy site; unless: (f) the person is authorised to do so by a facility licence; or (g) the person is exempted in relation to the conduct concerned by regulations made for the purposes of this section.
Penalty: 2,000 penalty units.
(2) The holder of a facility licence must comply with the conditions of the licence.
Penalty: 2,000 penalty units, or such lower amount as is prescribed by the regulations.
(3) A person covered by a facility licence must comply with the conditions of the licence that are applicable to the person.