Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts15. Obligations of a licensee in relation to irradiating apparatus, &c.
(1) A licensee who has in his possession any irradiating apparatus or radioactive substance shall -
(a) appoint a person to be a Radiation Safety Officer in respect of the licensed premises and all irradiating apparatus and radioactive substances in his possession;
(b) give notice to the Chief Health Officer in writing within 24 hours -
(i) of the first occasion upon which an irradiating apparatus or a radioactive substance comes into his possession; and
(ii) of the appointment of a Radiation Safety Officer furnishing his own private address and telephone number and the name, private address and telephone number, if any, of the Radiation Safety Officer appointed;
(c) forward a copy of all reports and recommendations of the Radiation Safety Officer to the Chief Health Officer within 24 hours of the receipt of the report or the recommendation;
(d) at least 24 hours before he employs a person as a radiation worker, notify the Chief Health Officer of the name, qualifications (if any) and experience of the person proposed to be so employed; and
(e) within 24 hours after a person ceases to be so employed notify the Chief Health Officer of the cessation.
(2) Before a Radiation Safety Officer is appointed or during the absence from licensed premises of the Radiation Safety Officer, the licensee has, with respect to the licensed premises and all irradiating apparatus and radioactive substances on those premises, all the duties, powers, liabilities and responsibilities prescribed by this Act in respect of a Radiation Safety Officer.