Contents

Part 1--Preliminary                                                                                                                1

1............ Short title [see Note 1] ....................................................................... 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1

3............ Object of Act ...................................................................................... 1

4............ Act binds the Crown .......................................................................... 1

5............ External Territories ............................................................................. 1

6............ Extraterritorial operation .................................................................... 1

7............ Act not to prejudice Australia's defence ............................................ 2

8............ Act not to prejudice national security ................................................ 2

9............ Operation of Act ................................................................................ 3

10.......... Prohibition on certain nuclear installations ......................................... 3

11.......... Application of Act to Commonwealth contractors ............................ 4

12.......... Offences .............................................................................................. 4

Part 2--Definitions                                                                                                                  5

13.......... Definitions .......................................................................................... 5

Part 3--The CEO of ARPANSA                                                                                     9

14.......... The CEO (or Chief Executive Officer) of ARPANSA ....................... 9

15.......... Functions of the CEO ......................................................................... 9

16.......... Minister's directions to CEO ........................................................... 10

17.......... Delegation by Minister ..................................................................... 10

18.......... Delegation by CEO ........................................................................... 10

Part 4--The Radiation Health and Safety Advisory Council                        11

19.......... Radiation Health and Safety Advisory Council ............................... 11

20.......... Functions of the Council .................................................................. 11

21.......... Membership of the Council .............................................................. 11

22.......... Radiation Health Committee ............................................................ 12

23.......... Functions of the Radiation Health Committee ................................. 12

24.......... Membership of the Radiation Health Committee ............................ 13

25.......... Nuclear Safety Committee ................................................................ 13

26.......... Functions of the Nuclear Safety Committee .................................... 13

27.......... Membership of the Nuclear Safety Committee ................................ 14

28.......... Remuneration .................................................................................... 15

29.......... Regulations ....................................................................................... 15

Part 5--Regulation of controlled material, controlled apparatus
and controlled facilities                                                                                    16

Division 1--Prohibitions                                                                                            16

30.......... Construction, operation etc. of nuclear installations or
prescribed radiation facilities ............................................................ 16

31.......... Possession etc. of controlled material or controlled apparatus ........ 16

Division 2--Licences                                                                                                   18

32.......... Issue of facility licence ..................................................................... 18

33.......... Issue of source licence ...................................................................... 18

34.......... Application fees ............................................................................... 18

35.......... Licence conditions ............................................................................ 18

36.......... Amendment of licence ...................................................................... 19

37.......... Period of licence ................................................................................ 20

38.......... Cancellation and suspension of licence ............................................. 20

39.......... Surrender of licence ........................................................................... 20

40.......... Review of licence decisions .............................................................. 20

Division 3--Enforcement                                                                                          22

41.......... CEO may give directions to controlled persons ............................... 22

42.......... Review of decisions to give directions .............................................. 23

43.......... Injunctions ........................................................................................ 23

44.......... Forfeiture .......................................................................................... 24

Part 6--Administrative matters                                                                                     25

Division 1--Appointment, conditions etc. of CEO                                      25

45.......... Appointment of CEO ....................................................................... 25

46.......... Remuneration and allowances ........................................................... 25

47.......... Outside employment ........................................................................ 25

48.......... Recreation leave etc. ......................................................................... 25

49.......... Resignation ....................................................................................... 26

50.......... Disclosure of interests ...................................................................... 26

51.......... Termination of appointment ............................................................ 26

52.......... Other terms and conditions of appointment .................................... 27

53.......... Acting appointment .......................................................................... 27

Division 2--Money                                                                                                       29

54.......... CEO may charge for services ............................................................ 29

55.......... Notional payments by the Commonwealth ..................................... 29

56.......... ARPANSA Account ........................................................................ 29

57.......... Amounts recoverable as debts .......................................................... 30

Division 3--Miscellaneous                                                                                       31

58.......... Staff and consultants ........................................................................ 31

59.......... Annual report ................................................................................... 31

60.......... Quarterly reports .............................................................................. 32

61.......... Reports to Parliament ....................................................................... 32

Part 7--Powers of inspection etc.                                                                                 33

62.......... Appointment of inspectors .............................................................. 33

63.......... Powers available to inspectors for monitoring compliance .............. 33

64.......... Inspector must produce identity card on request ............................. 34

65.......... Powers available to inspectors for dealing with hazardous
situations .......................................................................................... 34

66.......... Searches and seizures related to offences ......................................... 35

67.......... General powers of inspectors in relation to premises ...................... 35

68.......... Details of warrant to be given to occupier etc. ................................. 36

69.......... Announcement before entry ............................................................. 36

70.......... Use of electronic equipment at premises .......................................... 37

71.......... Compensation for damage to electronic equipment .......................... 38

72.......... Copies of seized things to be provided ............................................ 39

73.......... Occupier entitled to be present during search .................................. 39

74.......... Receipts for things seized under warrant ......................................... 40

75.......... Retention of seized things ................................................................ 40

76.......... Magistrate may permit a thing to be retained ................................... 40

77.......... Monitoring warrants ......................................................................... 41

78.......... Offence related warrants ................................................................... 42

79.......... Offence related warrants by telephone ............................................. 43

80.......... Offences relating to warrants ............................................................ 44

81.......... Part does not limit power to impose licence conditions ................... 45

82.......... Operation of Nuclear Non‑Proliferation (Safeguards) Act 1987 ...... 45

Part 8--Miscellaneous                                                                                                        46

83.......... Operation of State and Territory laws ............................................. 46

84.......... Powers to be exercised in accordance with international
agreements ........................................................................................ 46

85.......... Regulations ....................................................................................... 46

Notes                                                                                                                                             49

  

Notes to the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998

Note 1

The Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 133, 1998 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

For all relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998	133, 1998	24 Dec 1998	5 Feb 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S50)
Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999	146, 1999	11 Nov 1999	Schedule 1 (items 237, 238): 5 Dec 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S584) (a)	--
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Legislation Amendment Act 1999	161, 1999	10 Dec 1999	Schedule 3 (item 20): (b)	--
Non‑Proliferation Legislation Amendment Act 2003	132, 2003	12 Dec 2003	Schedule 1: 13 Dec 2003 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act 2005	8, 2005	22 Feb 2005	S. 4 and Schedule 1 (items 95, 496): Royal Assent	S. 4 and Sch. 1 (item 496)
Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management (Related Amendments) Act 2005	146, 2005	14 Dec 2005	Schedule 1 (item 2): 15 Dec 2005 (see s. 2(1))	--
Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Board and Other Measures) (Consequential Amendments) Act 2008	26, 2008	23 June 2008	Schedule 1 (items 35--38): Royal Assent	--

(a)     The Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 237 and 238) only of the Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999, subsections 2(1) and (2) of which provide as follows:

                 (1)   In this Act, commencing time means the time when the Public Service Act 1999 commences.

                 (2)   Subject to this section, this Act commences at the commencing time.

(b)    The Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 was amended by Schedule 3 (item 20) only of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Legislation Amendment Act 1999, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:

                 (2)   Subject to subsections (3) to (6), Schedule 3 commences immediately after the commencement of the other Schedules to this Act.

         The other Schedules to this Act commence on 10 December 1999.

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended      rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Part 1
S. 8......................................	am. No. 161, 1999
Part 4
S. 21....................................	am. No. 146, 2005
Part 6
Division 1
S. 48....................................	am. No. 146, 1999
S. 51....................................	am. No. 26, 2008
Division 2
S. 56....................................	rs. No. 8, 2005
Division 3
S. 58....................................	am. No. 146, 1999
Part 7
S. 82....................................	am. No. 132, 2003

Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act 2005 (No. 8, 2005)

4  Saving of matters in Part 2 of Schedule 1

             (1)  If:

                     (a)  a decision or action is taken or another thing is made, given or done; and

                     (b)  the thing is taken, made, given or done under a provision of a Part 2 Act that had effect immediately before the commencement of this Act;

then the thing has the corresponding effect, for the purposes of the Part 2 Act as amended by this Act, as if it had been taken, made, given or done under the Part 2 Act as so amended.

             (2)  In this section:

Part 2 Act means an Act that is amended by an item in Part 2 of Schedule 1.

Schedule 1

496  Saving provision--Finance Minister's determinations

If a determination under subsection 20(1) of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 is in force immediately before the commencement of this item, the determination continues in force as if it were made under subsection 20(1) of that Act as amended by this Act.