New South Wales Consolidated Regulations New South Wales Consolidated Regulations(Clauses 6 and 14)
| Application | Dose limit | Dose limit |
| Occupationally exposed person | Member of public (other than patient) | |
| Effective dose | 20 mSv per year averaged over a period of 5 consecutive calendar years 4, 5, 6 | 1 mSv in a year 7 |
| Equivalent dose to: | ||
| (a) lens of the eye | 150 mSv in a year | 15 mSv in a year |
| (b) skin 8 | 500 mSv in a year | 50 mSv in a year |
| (c) the hands and feet | 500 mSv in a year | No limit specified |
Note: The limits apply to the sum of the relevant doses from external exposure in the specified period and the committed dose from intakes in the same period. In this Note, "committed dose" means the dose of radiation, arising from the intake of radioactive material, accumulated by the body over 50 years following the intake (except in the case of intakes by children, where it is the dose accumulated until the age of 70).
Note: Any dose resulting from medical diagnosis or treatment should not be taken into account.
Note: Any dose attributable to normal naturally occurring background levels of radiation should not be taken into account.
Note: With the further provision that the effective dose must not exceed 50mSv in any single year.
Note: When a female employee declares a pregnancy, the embryo or foetus should be afforded the same level of protection as required for members of the public.
When, in exceptional circumstances, a temporary change in the dose limitation requirements is approved by the Authority, one only of the following conditions applies:(a) the effective dose limit must not exceed 50mSv per year for the period, that must not exceed 5 years, for which the temporary change is approved,(b) the period for which the 20mSv per year average applies must not exceed 10 consecutive years and the effective dose must not exceed 50mSv in any single year.
Note: In special circumstances, a higher value of effective dose could be allowed in a single year, provided that the average over 5 years does not exceed 1mSv per year.
Note: The equivalent dose limit for the skin applies to the dose averaged over any 1 square centimetre of skin, regardless of the total area exposed.