New licensing and heritage rules for mining radioactive ores at Roxby Downs

Roxby Downs (Indenture Ratification) (Amendment of Indenture) Amendment Bill 2026

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Effects of this bill

If this bill passes, it means that:

The bill changes how the Aboriginal Heritage Act applies to Roxby Downs.
It updates the requirements for licences to mine and mill radioactive ores.
The bill changes how the Radiation Protection and Control Act applies to Roxby Downs Joint Venturers.
It modifies how the Mines and Works Inspection Act applies to the site.
The bill varies the legal terms of the Indenture and SML1.
It establishes the administration of the Roxby Downs (Indenture Ratification) Act 1982.

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