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

The majority voted in favour of agreeing with the main idea of the bill. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bill for a second time.

What is the bill's main idea?

According to the bill homepage, the bill:

Establishes a National Radioactive Waste Management Facility to permanently dispose of low level radioactive waste and temporarily store intermediate level radioactive waste by amending the National Radioactive Waste Management Act 2012 to:

• specify the site selected and enable the acquisition of additional land for the facility;
• abolish the National Repository Capital Contribution Fund and establish a Community Fund to provide economic and social sustainability for the community in which the facility will be located; and
• provide clear and objective links between the operation of the Act and the relevant Constitutional heads of power.