Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

ATOMIC ENERGY ACT 1953 - SECT 41CR

Minister may revoke authority if satisfied of certain matters

  (1)   The Minister may, in writing, revoke an authority under section   41 if:

  (a)   the Minister has received an application under subsection   (2) for the authority to be revoked; and

  (b)   the Minister is satisfied that the person or persons on whom the authority has been conferred have complied with any conditions or restrictions to which the authority is subject, and any requirements imposed by the authority, that relate to the protection, rehabilitation, remediation or monitoring of land in the Ranger Project Area.

  (2)   The person or persons on whom an authority under section   41 has been conferred may apply in writing to the Minister for the authority to be revoked under subsection   (1) of this section.

Consultation with Land Council

  (3)   The Minister must not revoke an authority under subsection   (1) unless, before revoking the authority, the Minister consults on the proposed revocation with the Land Council for each area of land to which the authority relates.

When revocation takes effect

  (4)   A revocation of an authority under subsection   (1) takes effect on the later of the following:

  (a)   the day (if any) specified in the instrument of revocation as the day the revocation takes effect;

  (b)   the day after the day when a copy of the instrument of revocation is given to the person or persons on whom the authority has been conferred, in accordance with paragraph   (5)(a).

Copies of the revocation

  (5)   If the Minister revokes an authority under subsection   (1), the Minister must give a copy of the instrument of revocation to each of the following:

  (a)   the person or persons on whom the authority has been conferred;

  (b)   the Land Council for each area of land to which the authority relates;

  (c)   the Minister who administers the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ;

  (d)   the Northern Territory Mining Minister.

Revocation not a legislative instrument

  (6)   An instrument of revocation under subsection   (1) is not a legislative instrument.