Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts53. Approved stores
(1) A person shall not use a place (other than licensed premises) to store a radioactive substance unless the Chief Health Officer has approved of the place as a store.
(2) The Chief Health Officer shall not approve of a place as a store for radioactive substances unless he is satisfied that the facilities provided and the precautions taken are adequate to prevent any radiation hazard arising and to prevent radioactive substances being taken or used by unauthorized persons.
(3) The Chief Health Officer shall notify the officer in charge of the nearest police station and the Chief Fire Officer of each place in which radioactive sources are stored or held.
(4) A store in which radioactive substances are held shall have displayed close to it or on it a radioactive warning sign -
(a) conforming with figure 6 in Schedule 2; and
(b) complying with the colour requirements specified in that Schedule for that figure.