RADIATION PROTECTION AND CONTROL ACT 2021
Table of Provisions
PART 1--Preliminary
PART 2--Objects and principles
- 5 Objects of Act
- 6 Radiation protection principle
- 7 Principles of ecologically sustainable development
PART 3--Administration
Division 1--Radiation Protection Committee
- 8 Radiation Protection Committee
- 9 Terms and conditions of office
- 10 Functions
- 11 Validity of acts
- 12 Proceedings
- 13 Sub-committees
- 14 Application of Public Sector (Honesty and Accountability) Act
- 15 Provision of services
Division 2--Miscellaneous
PART 4--Radiation protection and control
Division 1--Activities requiring radiation management licence
- 18 Testing for developmental purposes
- 19 Mining or mineral processing
- 20 Construction, establishment, control etc of radiation facility
- 21 Transport of radioactive material
- 22 Possession of radiation source
Division 2--Activities requiring radiation use licence
- 23 Use or handling of radioactive material
- 24 Operation of radiation apparatus
Division 3--Premises and radiation apparatus and sources requiring registration
- 25 Premises in which unsealed radioactive materials are handled or kept
- 26 Sealed radioactive sources
- 27 Radiation apparatus
Division 4--Prohibited activities
- 28 Operations for enrichment or conversion of uranium
- 29 Abandonment of radiation sources
Division 5--Accreditation of third party service providers
- 30 Accreditation process
- 31 Authority conferred by accreditation
- 32 Reliance on professional advice
- 33 Offences
Division 6--General provisions relating to accreditations and authorisations
- 34 Application for accreditation or authorisation
- 35 Annual fee
- 36 Conditions of accreditation or authorisation
- 37 Minister may require financial assurance to secure compliance with conditions of authorisation
- 38 Duration of accreditation or authorisation and renewal
- 39 Issue of single authorisation
- 40 Transfer of authorisations
- 41 Surrender of accreditations and authorisations
- 42 Suspension and cancellation of accreditations and authorisations
- 43 Review of decisions
- 44 Obligation of holders of accreditations and authorisations to notify Minister of certain matters
- 45 Death, bankruptcy etc of holder of authorisation
Division 7--Miscellaneous
- 46 Power to deal with dangerous situations
- 47 Power to protect security enhanced radioactive sources and high risk radioactive sources and material
- 48 Emergency authorisations
- 49 Limits of exposure to ionising radiation not to be more stringent than limits fixed under certain codes etc
PART 5--General offences
PART 6--General duty of care
PART 7--Enforcement
Division 1--Civil remedies
Subdivision 1--Orders made by Minister- 54 Radiation protection orders
- 55 Radiation protection cessation orders
- 56 Action on non-compliance with radiation protection order
- 57 Reparation orders
- 58 Action on non-compliance with reparation order
- 59 Variation or revocation of orders
- 60 Offences
- 61 Reparation authorisations
- 62 Related matter
- 63 Registration of orders or authorisations by Registrar-General
- 64 Effect of charge Subdivision 2--Orders made by ERD Court
- 65 Orders made by ERD Court
Division 2--Civil penalties
- 66 Civil penalties
Division 3--Authorised officers
- 67 Appointment of authorised officers
- 68 Identity cards
- 69 Powers of authorised officers
- 70 Provisions relating to warrants
- 71 Provisions relating to seizure
- 72 Offences against authorised officers and other persons engaged in administration of Act
Division 4--Power to require or obtain information
- 73 Information discovery orders
- 74 Obtaining of information on non-compliance with order or condition of accreditation or authorisation
Division 5--Miscellaneous
- 75 Recovery of economic benefit
PART 8--Miscellaneous
- 76 Exemptions
- 77 Register of accreditations, authorisations, exemptions and permits
- 78 Adoption of documents forming part of National Directory
- 79 Confidentiality
- 80 Offences and ERD Court
- 81 Constitution of ERD Court
- 82 Commencement of proceedings
- 83 Offences by officers of bodies corporate
- 84 Vicarious liability
- 85 Continuing offences
- 86 General defence
- 87 Notice of defence
- 88 Imputation of conduct or state of mind of officer, employee etc
- 89 Statutory declarations
- 90 False or misleading statement
- 91 False or misleading report
- 92 Self-incrimination
- 93 Evidentiary provisions
- 94 Service
- 95 Recovery of fees and other amounts due to Minister
- 96 Recovery of administrative and technical costs associated with contraventions
- 97 Assessment of reasonable costs and expenses
- 98 Regulations and fees notices
- 99 Review of Act