Commonwealth Numbered Acts

ATOMIC ENERGY AMENDMENT ACT 1978 No. 31 of 1978 - SECT 3

3. Section 5 of the Principal Act is amended-

(a) by omitting the definition of ''atomic energy'' and substituting the
following definition:

'' 'atomic energy' means any form of energy released in the course of nuclear
fission, nuclear fusion or other nuclear transmutation;''; and

   (b)  by omitting the definition of ''prescribed substance'' and
        substituting the following definitions:

'' 'prescribed substance' means-

   (a)  uranium, thorium, and element having an atomic number greater than 92
        or any other substance declared by the regulations to be capable of
        being used for the production of atomic energy or for research into
        matters connected with atomic energy; and

   (b)  any derivative or compound of a substance to which paragraph (a)
        applies;

'' 'Ranger Project Area' means the land described in Schedule 2 to the
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976;''.