New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

RADIATION CONTROL REGULATION 2003 - REG 3

3 Definitions

(1) In this Regulation:
"approved" means approved for the time being by the Director-General.
"Computed Tomography and Bone Mineral Densitometry Radiation Guideline" means the document published by the Authority entitled Radiation Guideline 6: Registration requirements & industry best practice for ionising radiation apparatus used in diagnostic imaging-Part 5-Computed Tomography and Bone Mineral Densitometry as in force from time to time.
"Dentistry Radiation Guideline" means the document published by the Authority entitled Radiation Guideline 6: Registration requirements & industry best practice for ionising radiation apparatus used in diagnostic imaging-Part 3-Dentistry (Including maxillofacial) as in force from time to time.
"Director-General" means the Director-General of the Authority.
"effective dose" has the same meaning as it has in the 1990 ICRP recommendations.
"equivalent dose" has the same meaning as it has in the 1990 ICRP recommendations.
"Fluoroscopy and Radiography Radiation Guideline" means the document published by the Authority entitled Radiation Guideline 6: Registration requirements & industry best practice for ionising radiation apparatus used in diagnostic imaging-Part 2-Fluoroscopy & Radiography as in force from time to time.
"Mammography Radiation Guideline" means the document published by the Authority entitled Radiation Guideline 6: Registration requirements & industry best practice for ionising radiation apparatus used in diagnostic imaging-Part 1-Mammography as in force from time to time.
"occupationally exposed person" means a person who is exposed to ionising or non-ionising radiation directly arising out of, or in the course of, the person’s employment.
"radiation accident" is defined in clause 26.
"the Act" means the Radiation Control Act 1990 .
"the 1990 ICRP recommendations" means the document entitled 1990 Recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection and numbered ICRP Publication 60, as adopted by the International Commission on Radiological Protection in November 1990, a copy of which is deposited in the offices of the Authority.
"Veterinary Radiation Guideline" means the document published by the Authority entitled Radiation Guideline 6: Registration requirements & industry best practice for ionising radiation apparatus used in diagnostic imaging-Part 4-Veterinary Science as in force from time to time.

(2) In this Regulation, a reference to a radioactive substance of a particular Group is a reference to a radioactive substance referred to in the corresponding Group in Schedule 1.

(3) Notes in the text of this Regulation, other than in Schedules 2 and 5, do not form part of this Regulation.