James McGrath (Queensland, Liberal National Party, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

The site selection process has placed communities at its centre from the very beginning and explicitly includes the traditional owners of land in each community, with whom we have talked extensively about all aspects of the project. No group has been excluded. Once a preferred site is found and experts have identified possible transport routes, we will consult with those communities about the movement of waste materials. There are over 2,000 safe and secure movements of nuclear materials from the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation each month, through communities all across Australia, and all movement is regulated by our independent national regulator, the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency, to ensure safety.