South Australia election: Greens OPPOSE, SA Best nearly oppose, nuclear waste dump in SA: Labor and Liberal vacillate

SOUTH AUSTRALIA: OUR FUTURE: SCORECARD , 5 March 2018

All of the four party responses are signed by the leader and are dated 28 Feb 2018.

Cory Bernardi’s Australian Conservatives

Note: The “Australian Conservatives” were invited to respond and did not provide any response.

“SA Best is pleased to provide the following response to … :

11a Categorically rule out the creation of an international high and/or intermediate
level radioactive waste storage and disposal facility
Yes

11b Actively oppose the federal government plan for a radioactive waste facility in SA.

Refer to SA-BEST environment policy.

We do not oppose a low-level waste facility in principle, recognising the benefits of nuclear medicine and research and the need to dispose of this waste.

However, until such time as the federal government demonstrates full transparency around the consultation and selection process, SA-BEST would not be supportive.

We would use legislation in SA to block it if the process is not acceptable.

11c. Actively support the state Nuclear Waste Storage Facility (Prohibition) Act 2000.
Commit to further strengthen this legislation by removing the modified section

Question 11c on the High level nuclear waste..

We support and commit the current legislation as it now stands.

My understanding is the modifications have already been put in place.

Yours sincerely

Nick Xenophon

“The Liberal Party of SA makes the following commitments in response to…

11a Categorically rule out the creation of an international high and/or intermediate
level radioactive waste storage and disposal facility
Yes

11c. Actively support the state Nuclear Waste Storage Facility (Prohibition) Act 2000.
Commit to further strengthen this legislation by removing the modified section

Other: The Liuberal Party supports the current Nuclear Waste Storage Facility (Prohibition) Act 2000.

Yours Sincerely

Steven Marshall MP

State liberal Leader

Note: The Liberal response (as published) does not provide an answer to Q 11b:

Actively oppose the federal government plan for a radioactive waste facility in SA.

“The Greens have made the following commitments in response to … :

11a Categorically rule out the creation of an international high and/or intermediate
level radioactive waste storage and disposal facility
Yes

11b Actively oppose the federal government plan for a radioactive waste facility in SA.

Yes

11c. Actively support the state Nuclear Waste Storage Facility (Prohibition) Act 2000.
Commit to further strengthen this legislation by removing the modified section

Yes. Done, Thanks to a Greens bill.

Yours sincerely

Mark Parnell MLC

Parliamentary Leader Greens SA

Labor: “Thanks for opportunity to outline our position. A detailed response to your questions is attached:

see p.36 of doc, extract:

“We have written to Turnbull government outlining our strong expectation around community support for any proposed facility, including a veto for the local Aboriginal community. …”

Hon. Jay Weatherill MP

Premier of SA

Note: The Labor response (as published) does not provide an answer to Q 11a:

Categorically rule out the creation of an international high and/or intermediate
level radioactive waste storage and disposal facility more https://www.ourfuturesa.org.au/scorecard

March 5, 2018 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Federal nuclear waste dump, politics, South Australia

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