Contents

Part I--Preliminary                                                                                                                 1

1............ Short title [see Note 1] ....................................................................... 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1

3............ Interpretation ...................................................................................... 1

Part II--Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation          4

4............ Establishment of Organisation ............................................................ 4

5............ Functions of Organisation .................................................................. 4

6............ General powers of Organisation ......................................................... 8

7............ Disclosure of the Organisation's interests in companies .................... 9

7A......... Immunity of Organisation etc. from certain State and Territory laws 9

Part III--The Board                                                                                                             11

8............ Establishment of Board .................................................................... 11

9............ Composition of Board ...................................................................... 11

10.......... Functions of Board ........................................................................... 12

11.......... Directions to Board .......................................................................... 12

12.......... Remuneration and allowances ........................................................... 13

13.......... Resignation ....................................................................................... 13

14.......... Termination of appointment ............................................................ 13

16.......... Meetings of Board ............................................................................ 14

16A....... Chief Executive Officer not to take part in certain deliberations of Board               15

17.......... Acting appointments ........................................................................ 15

Part IV--Chief Executive Officer                                                                                 17

18.......... Chief Executive Officer ..................................................................... 17

19.......... Duties of Chief Executive Officer ..................................................... 17

20.......... Tenure of Chief Executive Officer .................................................... 17

21.......... Remuneration and allowances ........................................................... 17

21A....... Leave of absence ............................................................................... 18

21B....... Resignation ....................................................................................... 18

21C....... Termination of appointment ............................................................ 18

22.......... Disclosure of interests ...................................................................... 19

23.......... Acting Chief Executive Officer ......................................................... 19

Part V--The Staff of the Organisation                                                                      21

24.......... Staff of Organisation ......................................................................... 21

Part VII--Finance                                                                                                                  22

27.......... Money of Organisation .................................................................... 22

29.......... Extra matters to be included in annual report ................................... 22

30.......... Exemption from taxation .................................................................. 22

32.......... Borrowing from the Commonwealth ................................................ 23

33.......... Borrowing otherwise than from the Commonwealth ....................... 23

34.......... Dealings with securities .................................................................... 23

35.......... Organisation may give security ........................................................ 24

36.......... Borrowings not otherwise permitted ................................................ 24

36A....... Delegation by Finance Minister ....................................................... 24

Part VIII--Miscellaneous                                                                                                 25

38.......... Gifts, grants etc. ............................................................................... 25

39.......... Trust money ..................................................................................... 25

41.......... Advisory committees ....................................................................... 25

42.......... Delegation by Minister ..................................................................... 26

44.......... Delegation by Board ......................................................................... 27

45.......... Delegation by Chief Executive Officer ............................................. 27

46.......... Joint Consultative Committee .......................................................... 27

47.......... Regulations ....................................................................................... 28

Notes                                                                                                                                             29

An Act relating to the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, and for other purposes

  

Notes to the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Act 1987

Note 1

The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Act 1987 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 3, 1987 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

All relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions prior to 24 December 1998 is not included in this compilation. For subsequent information see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Act 1987	3, 1987	13 Mar 1987	27 Apr 1987 (see Gazette 1987, No S68)
Industrial Relations Legislation Amendment Act 1991	122, 1991	27 June 1991	Ss. 4(1), 10(b) and 15-20: 1 Dec 1988 Ss. 28(b)-(e), 30 and 31: 10 Dec 1991 (see Gazette 1991, No. S332) Remainder: Royal Assent	S. 31(2)
Prime Minister and Cabinet Legislation Amendment Act 1991	199, 1991	18 Dec 1991	18 Dec 1991	--
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Amendment Act 1992	83, 1992	30 June 1992	30 June 1992	Ss. 4(2), (3) and 5(2)
Statute Law Revision Act 1996	43, 1996	25 Oct 1996	Schedule 4 (items 34-37): Royal Assent (a)	--
Audit (Transitional and Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1997	152, 1997	24 Oct 1997	Schedule 2 (items 423-446): 1 Jan 1998 (see Gazette 1997, No. GN49) (b)	--
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety (Consequential Amendments) Act 1998	135, 1998	24 Dec 1998	Schedule 1 (items 1-4, 6-8): 5 Feb 1999 (see s. 2(1) and Gazette 1999, No. S50) (c)	Sch. 1 (items 6-8) [see Table A]
Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999	146, 1999	11 Nov 1999	Schedule 1 (items 227-232): 5 Dec 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S584) (d)	--
Corporate Law Economic Reform Program Act 1999	156, 1999	24 Nov 1999	Schedule 10 (items 46-48): 13 Mar 2000 (see Gazette 2000, No. S114) (e)	--
Abolition of Compulsory Age Retirement (Statutory Officeholders) Act 2001	159, 2001	1 Oct 2001	29 Oct 2001	Sch. 1 (item 97) [see Table A]
Research Agencies Legislation Amendment Act 2002	98, 2002	10 Nov 2002	10 Nov 2002	Sch. 2 (item 15) [see Table A]
Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act 2005	8, 2005	22 Feb 2005	Schedule 2 (items 58-67, 174): Royal Assent	Sch. 2 (item 174) [see Table A]
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Amendment Act 2006	145, 2006	6 Dec 2006	6 Dec 2006	--
Governance Review Implementation (Science Research Agencies) Act 2007	84, 2007	21 June 2007	Schedules 1-3: 10 Sept 2007 (see F2007L03555) Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Customs Legislation Amendment (Name Change) Act 2009	33, 2009	22 May 2009	Schedule 2 (item 8): 23 May 2009	--

(a)     The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Act 1987 was amended by Schedule 4 (items 34-37) only of the Statute Law Revision Act 1996, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to subsections (2) and (3), this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(b)    The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Act 1987 was amended by Schedule 2 (items 423-446) only of the Audit (Transitional and Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1997, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:

                 (2)   Schedules 1, 2 and 4 commence on the same day as the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.

(c)     The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Act 1987 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 1-4) only of the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety (Consequential Amendments) Act 1998, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the same day as the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998.

(d)     The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Act 1987 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 227-232) only of the Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999, subsections 2(1) and (2) of which provide as follows:

                 (1)   In this Act, commencing time means the time when the Public Service Act 1999 commences.

                 (2)   Subject to this section, this Act commences at the commencing time.

(e)     The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Act 1987 was amended by Schedule 10 (items 46-48) only of the Corporate Law Economic Reform Program Act 1999, subsection 2(2) which provides as follows:

                 (2)   The following provisions commence on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation:

                              (a)   section 3;

                              (b)   the items in Schedules 1 to 7 (other than item 18 of Schedule 7);

                              (c)   the items in Schedules 10, 11 and 12.

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended      rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Part I
S. 3......................................	am. No. 83, 1992, No. 152, 1997; No. 98, 2002; No. 8, 2005; No. 145, 2006; No. 84, 2007; No. 33, 2009
Part II
Note to s. 4(1).....................	ad. No. 152, 1997
S. 5......................................	am. No. 83, 1992; No. 98, 2002; No. 145, 2006
S. 6......................................	am. No. 98, 2002
Heading to s. 7....................	rs. No. 152, 1997
S. 7......................................	am. No. 152, 1997
S. 7A...................................	ad. No. 83, 1992
Part III
S. 9......................................	am. No. 152, 1997; No. 159, 2001; No. 84, 2007
Note to s. 9..........................	ad. No. 152, 1997
S. 12....................................	am. No. 43, 1996
S. 14....................................	am. No. 152, 1997; No. 156, 1999
S. 15....................................	rep. No. 152, 1997
S. 16....................................	am. No. 152, 1997; No. 156, 1999
S. 16A.................................	ad. No. 84, 2007
Part IV
Heading to Part IV...............	rs. No. 84, 2007
Heading to s. 18..................	rs. No. 84, 2007
S. 18 ...................................	am. No. 159, 2001; No. 84, 2007
Heading to s. 19..................	am. No. 84, 2007
S. 19....................................	am. No. 84, 2007
Heading to s. 20..................	am. No. 84, 2007
S. 20....................................	am. No. 84, 2007
S. 21....................................	am. No. 43, 1996; No. 84, 2007
S. 21A.................................	ad. No. 122, 1991
	am. No. 146, 1999; No. 84, 2007
S. 21B.................................	ad. No. 83, 1992
	am. No. 84, 2007
S. 21C.................................	ad. No. 83, 1992
	am. No. 152, 1997; No. 156, 1999; No. 84, 2007
S. 22....................................	am. No. 84, 2007
Heading to s. 23..................	am. No. 84, 2007
S. 23....................................	am. No. 84, 2007
Part V
S. 24....................................	am. No. 199, 1991; No. 146, 1999; No. 84, 2007
Heading to Part VI...............	am. No. 83, 1992
	rep. No. 135, 1998
Part VI.................................	rep. No. 135, 1998
S. 25....................................	rep. No. 83, 1992
S. 26....................................	am. No. 43, 1996; No. 152, 1997
	rep. No. 135, 1998
Note to s. 26........................	ad. No. 152, 1997
	rep. No. 135, 1998
Part VII
S. 27....................................	am. No. 83, 1992; No. 152, 1997; No. 8, 2005
S. 28....................................	rep. No. 152, 1997
Heading to s. 29..................	rs. No. 152, 1997
S. 29....................................	am. No. 152, 1997
S. 31....................................	am. No. 83, 1992; No. 135, 1998; No. 98, 2002
	rep. No. 84, 2007
Ss. 32-34............................	am. No. 8, 2005
S. 36A.................................	ad. No. 8, 2005
S. 37....................................	rep. No. 83, 1992
Note to s. 37........................	ad. No. 152, 1997
Part VIIA .............................	ad. No. 83, 1992
	rep No. 135, 1998
S. 37....................................	ad. No. 83, 1992
	rep. No. 135, 1998
Ss. 37A-37P.......................	ad. No. 83, 1992
	rep. No. 135, 1998
S. 37Q.................................	ad. No. 83, 1992;
	am. No. 152, 1997
	rep. No. 135, 1998
S. 37R.................................	ad. No. 83, 1992
	rs. No. 152, 1997
	rep. No. 135, 1998
Ss. 37S, 37T.......................	ad. No. 83, 1992
	rep. No. 135, 1998
S. 37U.................................	ad. No. 83, 1992
	rs. No. 152, 1997
	rep. No. 135, 1998
S. 37V.................................	ad. No. 83, 1992
	rep. No. 135, 1998
Part VIII
S. 38....................................	am. No. 83, 1992
S. 39....................................	am. No. 152, 1997
S. 40....................................	rep. No. 83, 1992
S. 41....................................	am. No. 43, 1996
S. 42....................................	am. No. 83, 1992; No. 135, 1998; No. 84, 2007
S. 43....................................	rep. No. 8, 2005
Heading to s. 45..................	am. No. 84, 2007
S. 45....................................	am. No. 84, 2007

Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety (Consequential Amendments) Act 1998 (No. 135, 1998)

Schedule 1

6  Transfer of assets and liabilities of the Nuclear Safety Bureau

(1)   At the commencement time:

(a)  the assets and liabilities of the Nuclear Safety Bureau are transferred to the Commonwealth; and

(b)  the Commonwealth becomes the Nuclear Safety Bureau's successor in law in relation to an asset or liability transferred under paragraph (a); and

(2)   Any instrument or document relating to a transferred asset or liability continues to have effect after the commencement time as if a reference in the instrument or document to the Nuclear Safety Bureau were a reference to the Commonwealth.

(3)   In this item:

       asset means:

(a)  any legal or equitable estate or interest in real or personal property, including a contingent or prospective one; or

(b)  any right, privilege or immunity, including a contingent or prospective one.

       commencement time means the time at which section 1 of this Act commenced.

       liability means a liability, duty or obligation, including a contingent or prospective one.

7  Powers of the CEO during the transition period

(1)   Despite the repeal of Part VIIA of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Act 1987 by this Act, the CEO is to be treated, throughout the ANSTO transition period, as having all the powers and functions conferred by that Part on the Director of the Nuclear Safety Bureau in relation to ANSTO.

(2)   In this item:

       ANSTO means the Organisation within the meaning of subsection 3(1) of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Act 1987.

       ANSTO transition period means the period:

(a)  beginning on the day on which the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 commenced; and

(b)  ending on the day on which ANSTO is granted or refused any licence under section 32 or 33 of the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998.

       CEO has the same meaning as in the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998.

8  Prohibitions not to apply to certain activities and persons

(1)   If a person lodges an application during the transition period under section 32 or 33 of the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 for a licence to authorise specified activities by specified persons, then the prohibitions contained in sections 30 and 31 of that Act do not apply to those persons in respect of those activities until:

(a)  the application is granted; or

(b)  the application is refused.

(2)   In this item:

       transition period means the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 commenced.

Abolition of Compulsory Age Retirement (Statutory Officeholders) Act 2001 (No. 159, 2001)

Schedule 1

97  Application of amendments

The amendments made by this Schedule do not apply to an appointment if the term of the appointment began before the commencement of this item.

Research Agencies Legislation Amendment Act 2002 (No. 98, 2002)

Schedule 2

15  Transitional--pre‑commencement functions and powers

In determining the functions and powers that the Organisation had before the commencement of this item, the amendments made by this Part are to be disregarded.

Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act 2005 (No. 8, 2005)

Schedule 2

174  Saving provision--provisions that formerly referred to the Treasurer

(1)        Any thing that:

                     (a)  was done by the Treasurer, or by a delegate of the Treasurer, before the commencing time under an affected provision; and

                     (b)  was in effect immediately before the commencing time;

continues to have effect after the commencing time as if it had been done by the Finance Minister under the affected provision.

(2)        In this item:

affected provision means a provision that is amended by an item in this Schedule so as to replace references to the Treasurer with references to the Finance Minister.

commencing time means the day this Act receives the Royal Assent.

Finance Minister means the Minister who administers the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.