Senate debates

Monday, 21 June 2021

Bills

National Radioactive Waste Management Amendment (Site Specification, Community Fund and Other Measures) Bill 2020; In Committee

7:49 pm

Photo of Anne RustonAnne Ruston (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Families and Social Services) Share this | Hansard source

It will probably come as no surprise to you, Senator Patrick, that I actually haven't read the document to which you refer, but I'm sure that the minister and preceding ministers have. My understanding is that Woomera has not been nominated or shortlisted as a site under the current process that is underway, as you would be aware, and nor have the communities surrounding it been consulted in relation to this.

I've also further been advised that in 2017 the department conducted a risk assessment and found the WPA unsuitable to be considered as a site for the facility. That is the most recent assessment that has been undertaken, at which point it was determined that that particular site was not preferred for consideration.

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