Submissions by April 3rd for Senate Inquiry into selecting nuclear waste dump site in South Australia

Selection process for a national radioactive waste management facility in South Australia

https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Economics/Wastemanagementfacility

On  6 February 2018, the Senate referred an inquiry into the selection process for a national radioactive waste management facility in South Australia to the Senate Economics References Committee for inquiry and report by 14 August 2018.

Closing date for submissions is 3rd April 2018 

PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Phone: +61 2 6277 3540
Fax: +61 2 6277 5719
economics.sen@aph.gov.au

 Terms of Reference

On 6 February 2018 the following matter was referred to the Economics References Committee for inquiry and report by 14 August 2018:

The appropriateness and thoroughness of the site selection process for a national radioactive waste management facility at Kimba and Hawker in South Australia, noting the Government has stated that it will not impose such a facility on an unwilling community, with particular reference to:

1. the financial compensation offered to applicants for the acquisition of land under the Nominations of Land Guidelines;
2. how the need for ‘broad community support’ has played and will continue to play a part in the process, including:
3.             the definition of ‘broad community support’, and
4.             how ‘broad community support’ has been or will be determined for each process advancement stage;
5. how any need for Indigenous support has played and will continue to play a part in the  process, including how Indigenous support has been or will be determined for each process advancement stage;
6. whether and/or how the Government’s ‘community benefit program’ payments affect broad community and Indigenous community sentiment;
7. whether wider (Eyre Peninsular or state-wide) community views should be taken into  consideration  and,  if  so,  how  this  is  occurring  or  should  be occurring; and
8. any other related matters.