Authority pursuant to Section 41 Atomic Energy Act 1953 (9 January 1979)

Category: Event
Sub Category:Research
Place:Ranger Project Area
State/Country:Northern Territory, Australia
The Ranger Project Area is 250 km east of Darwin, surrounded by Kakadu National Park.
Subject Matter:Mining and Minerals
Summary Information:
On the 9 January 1979 the Commonwealth Minister for Trade and Resources granted an Authority pursuant to Section 41 of the Atomic Energy Act 1953 (Cth), to Peko-Wallsend Operations Ltd (Peko), Electrolytic Zinc Company of Australasia Limited (EZ) and the Australian Atomic Energy Commission (AAEC). The Authority allowed Peko, EZ and AAEC to carry on, as joint venturers, on behalf of the Commonwealth Government, operations on the Ranger Project Area for a period of 26 years subject to certain restrictions and conditions.

Related Entries

  • Ranger Uranium Project: Government Agreement (9 January 1979)
  • Ranger Uranium Project: A Deed (12 September 1980)
  • Ranger Uranium Project: Agreement (12 September 1980)
  • Ranger Uranium Project: Deed of Assignment (12 September 1980)
  • Ranger Uranium Project: Deed to Amend the Government Agreement (12 September 1980)
  • Ranger Uranium Project: Government Agreement as Amended (12 September 1980)
    • Organisation
  • Electrolytic Zinc Company of Australasia Limited
  • Australian Atomic Energy Commission
  • Commonwealth of Australia - Signatory
  • Peko-Wallsend Operations Ltd
    • Created:Wednesday, 30 July 2003
    Modified:Friday, 10 June 2005

    © Copyright of Indigenous Studies Program, The University of Melbourne 2007 | Disclaimer
    Published by the Indigenous Studies Program, The University of Melbourne, October 2007.
    Photographs © Odette Mazel 2007.