NSW’s new uranium Bill extinguishes need for consent from Land Councils, and excludes uranium from Aborignal Land Rights Act
Natalie Wasley, 29 March 12, New South Wales’ new Bill allowing fro uranium exploration alters a series of other legislation, including The Mining Act, Radiation Control Act, State Environment and Planning Act and Aboriginal Land Rights Act.
Disgracefully, schedule five extinguishes the need for consent from a Land Council in the case of uranium projects- see below.
Schedule 5 Amendment of Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 No 42
Schedule 5 [1] defines uranium to include uranium minerals and uranium ores by adopting the definition of uranium to be inserted into the Mining Act 1992 by the proposed Act.
Schedule 5 [2] and [3] exclude uranium from provisions of the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 which would otherwise vest the uranium on lands vested in an Aboriginal Land Council in the Council or make certain mining operations subject to the consent of the Council.
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