New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

RADIATION CONTROL REGULATION 2003 - REG 30E

30E Limits on exposure to radiation from tanning units

(1) The operator of a tanning unit must not expose a person to more than 0.9 MED for that person’s skin type from the unit on any single occasion.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

(2) For the purposes of this clause, "MED (minimum erythemal dose)", for a particular skin type specified in Column 1 of the Table to this clause, means the amount of ultraviolet radiation specified for that skin type in Column 2 of the Table to this clause.

Table

Column 1	Column 2
Skin type	MED
Skin Photo Type II	250J/m 2
Skin Photo Type III	300J/m 2
Skin Photo Type IV	450J/m 2
Skin Photo Type V	600J/m 2
Skin Photo Type VI	1,000J/m 2

Note: An amount listed in Column 2 of the Table is the dose of ultraviolet radiation that may cause a perceptible reddening of the skin for the skin type listed in Column 1 of the Table opposite that amount.