Nuclear Facilities Prohibition Act 2007
sec.8No development approval or mining tenement for a nuclear facility
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sec.8 No development approval or mining tenement for a nuclear facility
A development approval does not authorise the construction of a nuclear facility. A mining tenement under the Mineral Resources Act 1989 does not authorise the construction or operation of a nuclear facility. Subsections (1) and (2) apply whether the approval or tenement was granted before or after the commencement. In this section— development approval means a development approval under the Planning Act 2016 or a PDA development approval under the Economic Development Act 2012. s 8 amd 2007 No. 41 s 243 ; 2009 No. 36 s 872 sch 2 ; 2012 No. 43 s 221 sch 1 ; 2016 No. 27 s 340 (sec.8-ssec.1) A development approval does not authorise the construction of a nuclear facility. (sec.8-ssec.2) A mining tenement under the Mineral Resources Act 1989 does not authorise the construction or operation of a nuclear facility. (sec.8-ssec.3) Subsections (1) and (2) apply whether the approval or tenement was granted before or after the commencement. (sec.8-ssec.4) In this section— development approval means a development approval under the Planning Act 2016 or a PDA development approval under the Economic Development Act 2012.