Nuclear Waste

In reply to Mr MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Leader of the Opposition) (25 November 2020). (Estimates Committee A)

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier): I have been advised:

The National Radioactive Waste Management Act 2012 (Cth) will override the operation of both the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988 (SA) and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 (Cth) at any nuclear waste facility in South Australia.

On 8 February 2017, a representative of the Commonwealth Department of Industry, Innovation and Science searched AAR's central archives to identify Aboriginal heritage that may have been near then proposed nuclear waste sites; at Pinkawillinie and Kimba (Moseley).

The same representative searched the central archives on behalf of the Commonwealth for the same reason on:

30 July 2018 for the areas of Wallerberdina, Pinkawillinie and Kimba (Moseley)

27 September 2019 for the areas of Wallerberdina, Whyalla Barson, Flinders and Kimba (Moseley).