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Nicole Hinton Uranium Industry Section Resources, Energy and Tourism

Outline. Commonwealth Government PolicyExport PermitsRET Activities. Australian Government Policy. The Australian Government supports the development of a sustainable uranium mining sector in line with world's best practice environmental and safety standards States and Territories determine

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Nicole Hinton Uranium Industry Section Resources, Energy and Tourism

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    1. Nicole Hinton Uranium Industry Section Resources, Energy and Tourism

    2. Outline Commonwealth Government Policy Export Permits RET Activities

    3. Australian Government Policy The Australian Government supports the development of a sustainable uranium mining sector in line with world’s best practice environmental and safety standards States and Territories determine their policies on uranium mining Uranium mining trigger the EPBC Act (DEWHA) All exports are done under strict safeguards arrangements and only to NPT countries (ASNO) Minister for Resources issues export permits for uranium (RET)

    4. Uranium Export Permits Minister for Resources and Energy grants permits under Regulation 9 of the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958 Conditional permits valid for 10 years Allows direct exports to all countries within Australia's network of bilateral safeguards agreements

    5. Example permit conditions Copies of contracts to RET Safeguards clearances for each shipment Reporting requirements Minister can impose other conditions

    6. Shipment approvals / administration

    7. RET Activities Uranium Industry Framework (UIF) UIF Steering Group report 20 recommendations addressing issues facing uranium sector Implementation Group industry, Commonwealth and state governments and other stakeholders representatives Four working groups: Regulation Indigenous engagement Skills Transport

    8. RET Activities (cont) Australian National Dose Register In-situ Recovery Guide Streamlining Uranium Export Permits

    9. Further information Uranium Industry Section Resources Division Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism www.ret.gov.au/uranium uranium@ret.gov.au Geoscience Australia www.ga.gov.au ABARE www.abare.gov.au

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