Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

CUSTOMS (PROHIBITED EXPORTS) REGULATIONS 1958 - REG 13G

         (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 for Industry, Tourism and Resources.

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.