Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) This Part applies to a person who has rendered British nuclear test defence service.
(2) A person rendered British nuclear test defence service while the person was a member of the Defence Force and rendered service in an area described in the table at any time during a period described in the table for that area:
British nuclear test defence service in an area within a period | ||
Item | Area | Period |
1 | The area within 10 kilometres of Main Beach on Trimouille Island in the Monte Bello Archipelago | The period: (a) starting at the start of 3 October 1952; and (b) ending at the end of 19 June 1958 |
2 | The area within 25 kilometres of the Totem test sites at Emu Field | The period: (a) starting at the start of 15 October 1953; and (b) ending at the end of 25 October 1955 |
3 | The area within 40 kilometres of any of the Buffalo or Antler test sites near Maralinga | The period: (a) starting at the start of 27 September 1956; and (b) ending at the end of 30 April 1965 |
(3) A person rendered British nuclear test defence service while the person was a member of the Defence Force and was involved at any time during a period described in the table in the transport, recovery, maintenance or cleaning of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft or equipment that was contaminated as a result of its use in an area described in the table for that period:
British nuclear test defence service relating to work on contaminated things | ||
Item | Period in which involvement occurred | Area where thing was contaminated |
1 | The period: (a) starting at the start of 3 October 1952; and (b) ending at the end of 19 July 1956 | The area within 10 kilometres of Main Beach on Trimouille Island in the Monte Bello Archipelago |
2 | The period: (a) starting at the start of 15 October 1953; and (b) ending at the end of 25 November 1953 | The area within 25 kilometres of the Totem test sites at Emu Field |
3 | The period: (a) starting at the start of 27 September 1956; and (b) ending at the end of 30 May 1963 | The area within 40 kilometres of any of the Buffalo or Antler test sites near Maralinga |
(4) A person rendered British nuclear test defence service while the person was a member of the Defence Force and, at a time between the start of 3 October 1952 and the end of 31 October 1957, flew in an aircraft of the Royal Australian Air Force or the Royal Air Force that was at that time:
(a) used in measuring fallout from nuclear tests conducted in an area described in the table in subsection (2); and
(b) contaminated by the fallout.
(5) A person rendered British nuclear test defence service while the person was a member of the Defence Force if the person satisfies the requirements specified in an instrument under subsection (6).
(6) The Commission may, by legislative instrument, specify requirements for the purposes of subsection (5).