13GExportation of radioactive waste

#### 13G Exportation of radioactive waste (1) On and after 1 January 2000, the exportation from Australia to a Pacific Island Developing Country of radioactive waste is prohibited unless a permission in writing, given by the Minister or by an authorised person, for the exportation of the waste is produced to a Collector at or before the time of exportation. (2) In deciding whether to give a permission under subregulation (1), the Minister, or the authorised person, must take into account the international obligations of Australia. (3) In this regulation: > authorised person means a person authorised in writing by the Minister to give a permission under subregulation (1). > Minister means the Minister administering the National Radioactive Waste Management Act 2012. > Pacific Island Developing Country means any of the following countries: (a) Cook Islands; (b) Fiji; (c) Kiribati; (d) Marshall Islands, Republic of; (e) Micronesia, Federated States of; (f) Nauru; (g) Niue; (h) Palau, Republic of; (i) Papua New Guinea; (j) Solomon Islands; (k) Tonga; (l) Tuvalu; (m) Vanuatu; (n) Western Samoa. > radioactive waste means waste consisting of material that emits ionising radiation as a result of the spontaneous transformation of the nucleus of the atom but does not include material that has an activity concentration below 1 Becquerel per gram or an activity below 1000 Becquerel.