South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The Governor may
make regulations for the control of activities related to radioactive
substances and radiation apparatus and for protection against the harmful
effects of radiation.
(2) The activities
referred to in subsection (1) include (but are not limited to) the
activities of or mining or milling, radioactive ore, or producing,
manufacturing, supplying, keeping, conveying, using, disposing of or otherwise
dealing with radioactive substances or radiation apparatus.
(3) Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, the regulations may—
(a)
specify standards to be observed, practices and procedures to be followed and
measures to be taken in relation to activities referred to in
subsection (2);
(b)
recommend practices and procedures that may be followed, and measures that may
be taken, to further the achievement of the standards referred to in
paragraph (a);
(c)
regulate, restrict or prohibit any act or thing that is involved in or related
to an activity referred to in subsection (2);
(d) make
provision for or in relation to the granting, issuing or giving of a licence,
permit, authority or approval and the terms or conditions to which it is
subject;
(e) make
provision for or in relation to the giving of directions for the purposes of
the regulations;
(f) make
provision for or in relation to the protection of the health and safety, and
the training, examination and certification, of persons who engage or seek to
engage in activities referred to in subsection (2);
(g) make
provision for or in relation to the medical examination of persons exposed to
radiation in the course of activities referred to in subsection (2);
(h) make
provision for or in relation to the keeping of records, furnishing of
information, and notification of accidents or other matters or events by
persons carrying on activities referred to in subsection (2);
(i)
make provision for the monitoring of levels of radiation
exposure of persons engaged in activities referred to in subsection (2)
and the monitoring of the health of such persons during and after such
employment;
(j)
provide that contravention of, or failure to comply with, a provision of the
regulations constitutes a summary offence or a minor indictable offence and
fix maximum penalties for such offences not exceeding—
(i)
in the case of a minor indictable
offence—$50 000 or imprisonment for 5 years or both; or
(ii)
in the case of a summary offence—$10 000;
(k)
prescribe the manner and form in which applications are to be made for the
purposes of this Act;
(l)
prescribe fees for licences or registration or otherwise for the purposes of
this Act, being fees which may vary according to prescribed factors;
(m)
authorise the release of information obtained in the administration of this
Act to any prescribed body.
(4) The regulations
may—
(a)
refer to or incorporate, wholly or partially and with or without modification,
a specified code or standard as in force at a particular time or as in force
from time to time; and
(b) be
of general application or limited according to time, place or circumstances.
(5) If a code or
standard is referred to or incorporated in the regulations, evidence of the
contents of the code or standard may be given in any legal proceedings by
production of a document apparently certified by the Minister to be a true
copy of the code or standard.