RADIATION PROTECTION ACT 2006
RADIATION PROTECTION ACT 2006
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
1. Name of Act
3. Object of Act
4. Radiation protection principle
5. Dictionary
6. Notes
7. Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc
PART 2--IMPORTANT TERMS
8. Meaning of radiation and ionising and non-ionising
9. Meaning of radiation source etc
10. Meaning of prohibited radiation source and regulated radiation
11. Meaning of deal with radiation source
PART 3--RADIATION SAFETY
Division 3.1--Safety duties
12. General duty to ensure no harm
13. Radiation exposure
14. Diagnostic or therapeutic procedures
15. Incorporated documents, approved codes of practice etc may be considered
Division 3.2--Licenses
16. Application for licence
17. Decision about licence application
17A. Suitable person to hold licence
18. Form of licence
19. Licence conditions
20. Term of licence
21. Offence—fail to update name or address
22. Amendment of licence by chief health officer
23. Amendment of licence on application
24. Automatic cancellation of licence
Division 3.3--Registration of radiation sources
25. Application for registration of radiation source
26. Decision about radiation source registration application
26A. Suitable person to own registered regulated radiation source
27. Form of registration
28. Registration conditions
29. Term of registration
30. Registered owner must update details
31. Amendment of registration by chief health officer
32. Amendment of registration on application
33. Automatic cancellation of registration
Division 3.3A--Radiation register
33A. Radiation register
Division 3.3B--Radiation management plan
33B. Meaning of radiation management plan
33C. Radiation management plan
33D. Meaning of radiation safety officer
33E. Qualifications of radiation safety officer
Division 3.3C--Improvement notices and prohibition notices
33F. Improvement notices
33G. Contents of improvement notices
33H. Prohibition notices
33I. Contents of prohibition notices
33J. Clearance notices
33K. Contravention of improvement notice and prohibition notice
Division 3.4--Disciplinary action
34. Grounds for disciplinary action
35. Disciplinary action
36. Taking disciplinary action
37. Immediate suspension of licence or registration
38. Effect of suspension of licence or dealing
39. Effect on licensee of suspension of registration
40. Return of amended, suspended or cancelled licences
41. Action by chief health officer in relation to amended, suspended or cancelled
Division 3.5--Abandoning a radiation source
42. Prohibition on abandoning radiation source
43. Procedure if radiation source abandoned
44. Person abandoning radiation source liable for recovery costs
Division 3.6--Disposal of prohibited radiation source
45. Disposal etc of prohibited radiation source
46. Person in possession of prohibited radiation source liable for disposal
Division 3.7--Emergency powers
46A. Emergency exemption
47. Emergency orders
48. Compensation—emergency orders
49. Minister's decision on claim for compensation
50. Acceptance or rejection of offer of compensation
51. Recovery of compensation in court
PART 4--OFFENCES
52. Meaning of safety duty
53. Failure to comply with safety duty—general offence
54. Failure to comply with safety duty—exposing people to substantial risk of death or
55. Failure to comply with safety duty—causing death or serious harm to
56. Failure to comply with safety duty—exposing property or environment to substantial
57. Alternative verdicts for failure to comply with safety duties
58. Failure to comply with condition of licence
59. Dealing with regulated radiation source without licence
60. Owning unregistered radiation source
60A. Dealing with unregistered radiation source
61. Failure to comply with condition of registration of radiation
62. Dealings with prohibited radiation source
62A. Failure to notify chief health officer of disposal of radiation
63. Failure to notify chief health officer of dangerous event
64. Criminal liability of executive officers
PART 5--RADIATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
65. Establishment of advisory committee
66. Advisory committee—functions
67. Advisory committee—membership
68. Advisory committee—ending members' appointments
69. Advisory committee—procedures
70. Advisory committee—quorum at meetings
71. Advisory committee—disclosure of member interests
72. Advisory committee—reporting of disclosed interests to
73. Advisory committee—radiation protection reports
PART 6--ENFORCEMENT
Division 6.1--General
88. Definitions—pt 6
Division 6.2--Authorised people
89. Appointment of authorised people
90. Identity cards
Division 6.3--Powers of authorised people
91. Power to enter premises
92. Production of identity card
93. Consent to entry
94. General powers on entry to premises
95. Power to seize things
Division 6.4--Search warrants
96. Warrants generally
97. Warrants—application made other than in person
98. Search warrants—announcement before entry
99. Details of search warrant to be given to occupier etc
100. Occupier entitled to be present during search etc
Division 6.5--Return and forfeiture of things seized
101. Receipt for things seized
102. Moving things to another place for examination or processing under search
103. Access to things seized
104. Return of things seized
105. Forfeiture of seized things
106. Power to destroy unsafe things
107. Application for order disallowing seizure
108. Order for return of seized thing
Division 6.6--Miscellaneous
109. Damage etc to be minimised
110. Compensation for exercise of enforcement powers
PART 7--NOTIFICATION AND REVIEW OF DECISIONS
111. Meaning of reviewable decision—pt 7
112. Reviewable decision notices
113. Applications for review
PART 8--MISCELLANEOUS
114. Minister may exempt people, radiation sources etc
115. Communication or use of protected information
116. Codes of practice
117. Notification of certain incorporated documents
118. Inspection of incorporated documents
119. Evidentiary certificates
120. Determination of fees
122. Regulation-making power
123. Regulations may exempt people, radiation sources etc
124. Regulations may impose conditions to licensing and registration regimes
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