en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Legislative Council of New South Wales, Australia, passed the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibition) Repeal Bill 2025 on May 6. The bill aims to repeal the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibition) Act enacted in 1986, thereby ending the state's legal restrictions on uranium mining and nuclear energy projects that have been in place since 1986. The bill was introduced in the upper house by Liberal Party MP John Ruddick in November 2025. Ruddick stated in the chamber that day: "This is about lifting the ban on uranium mining. We can build a thriving uranium mining industry here in our country, in our state, which will create a significant number of jobs. There is huge demand for our uranium around the world, and Australia holds about 40% of the world's identified reserves."

The bill also promotes corresponding amendments to the Mining Act 1992 and the Land and Environment Court Act 1979, comprehensively clearing legal obstacles hindering uranium projects. After passing the Legislative Council, the bill will be submitted to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for a vote, and it must pass there before it can formally become law. Currently, most Australian states and territories prohibit uranium mining and exploration, with only South Australia and the Northern Territory having producing uranium mines, while nuclear energy is banned nationwide.

The Minerals Council of Australia welcomed the passage of the bill in New South Wales. The council's Chief Executive Officer, Tania Constable, said in a statement: "This Bill seeks to repeal the original 1986 prohibitions, which should never have been implemented and were outdated just two years later when the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was formed. Forty years on, the world's view on nuclear energy has changed significantly, with countries representing around 70% of global GDP seeking to use nuclear energy and Australian uranium to meet energy security needs." Due to the ban on uranium mining activities in New South Wales since 1986, current research on the state's uranium reserves is limited, with uranium exploration having been conducted in the Broken Hill region in the west during the 1970s and 1980s.

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