take a nuclear action that has, will have or is likely to have a significant impact on the environment.

Civil penalty:

(a)

for an individual—5,000 penalty units;

(b)

for a body corporate—50,000 penalty units.

(3)

A person must not take in a Territory a nuclear action that has, will have or is likely to have a significant impact on the environment.

Civil penalty:

(a)

for an individual—5,000 penalty units;

(b)

for a body corporate—50,000 penalty units.

(4)

Subsections (1), (2) and (3) do not apply to an action if:

(a)

an approval of the taking of the action by the constitutional corporation, Commonwealth agency, Commonwealth or person is in operation under Part 9 for the purposes of this section; or

(b)

Part 4 lets the constitutional corporation, Commonwealth agency, Commonwealth or person take the action without an approval under Part 9 for the purposes of this section; or

(c)

there is in force a decision of the Minister under Division 2 of Part 7 that this section is not a controlling provision for the action and, if the decision was made because the Minister believed the action would be taken in a manner specified in the notice of the decision under section 77, the action is taken in that manner; or

(d)

the action is an action described in subsection 160(2) (which describes actions whose authorisation is subject to a special environmental assessment process).