Senate debates
Thursday, 15 May 2008
Radioactive Waste Facilities
10:07 am
Christine Milne (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source
I move:
- That the Senate—
- (a)
- notes that:
- (i)
- the Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management Act 2005 and the Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management Legislation Amendment Act 2006 facilitated the Howard Government’s plan to develop a Commonwealth radioactive waste dump in the Northern Territory, and,
- (ii)
- prior to the federal election, the Australian Labor Party committed to repealing this legislation, if elected; and
- (b)
- calls on the Government to:
- (i)
- announce the schedule for the repeal of this legislation and notify all affected communities and stakeholder organisations, and
- (ii)
- repeal all sites proposed or nominated under the legislation for the Commonwealth radioactive waste facility, including Muckaty, which was nominated by the Northern Land Council.
Question put.
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