RADIATION PROTECTION ACT 2005

Table of Provisions

PART 1 - Preliminary

• 1 Short title
• 2 Commencement
• 3 Objects of Act
• 4 Interpretation
• 5 Meaning of "radiation"
• 6 Meaning of "radiation source"
• 7 Act binds Crown

PART 2 - Duties relating to Radiation Sources and Dose Limits

• 8 Duty to ensure harm does not result from radiation source
• 9 Diagnostic or therapeutic procedures
• 10 Causing radiation exposure
• 11 Occupational exposure to radon-222
• 12 Notification of dangerous event

PART 3 - Requirements for Radiation Sources and Radiation Places

Division 1 - Requirement to hold licence for radiation source

• 13 Dealings with radiation source prohibited without licence

Division 2 - Requirement to register place where radiation source

• 14 Requirement for certificate of registration for place where radiation
source used or stored

Division 3 - Requirement to be accredited to test radiation source,

• 15 Accreditation to test radiation source
• 16 Accreditation to issue certificate of compliance

Division 4 - Testing, inspections and certificates of compliance for

• 17 Issue of certificate of compliance
• 18 Result of test or inspection to be given to Director of Public
Health

Division 5 - Banned radiation sources

• 19 Certain dealings with banned radiation source prohibited

PART 4 - Licensing, Registration and Accreditation Division 1 -

• 20 Application
• 21 Determination of application
• 22 Issue of authority
• 23 Activities authorised by authority
• 24 Approval of radiation management plan
• 25 Duration

Division 2 - Renewal of licences and certificates of accreditation

• 26 Renewal of licence or certificate of accreditation
• 27 Licence or certificate of accreditation continues until application
for renewal decided

Division 3 - Amendment of authorities

• 28 Amendment of authority on initiative of Director of Public Health
• 29 Amendment of authority on application by holder
• 30 Recording amendment of authority

Division 4 - Suspension and cancellation of authorities

• 31 Grounds for suspending or cancelling authority
• 32 Show cause notice
• 33 Representations about show cause notices
• 34 Ending show cause process without further action
• 35 Suspension or cancellation
• 36 Return of suspended or cancelled authority
• 37 Immediate suspension of authority in urgent circumstances

Division 5 - Miscellaneous provisions

• 38 Prohibition on abandoning radiation source
• 39 Procedure if radiation source abandoned
• 40 Surrender of authority
• 41 Replacement of authority
• 42 Failure to decide application
• 43 Contravention of condition
• 44 Transfer of authority prohibited
• 45 Holder of authority to give notice of prescribed change

PART 5 - Administration Division 1 - Radiation Advisory Council

• 46 Establishment of Radiation Advisory Council
• 47 Constitution of Council
• 48 Function of Council
• 49 Powers of Council
• 50 Acting members of Council

Division 2 - Director of Public Health

• 51 General functions and powers of Director of Public Health
• 52 Delegation by Director of Public Health

Division 3 - Authorised officers

• 53 Appointment of authorised officers
• 54 Certificates of authorisation
• 55 Issuing certificates of compliance

Division 4 - Other matters of administration

• 56 Guidelines
• 57 Codes of practice
• 58 Protection from liability
• 59 Confidentiality

PART 6 - Enforcement Division 1 - Preliminary

• 60 Interpretation
• 61 When thing connected with an offence

Division 2 - Inspection and seizure powers of authorised officers

• 62 Powers of authorised officers
• 63 Warrant to enter place
• 64 Emergency powers
• 65 Power to search person
• 66 Seizure of things
• 67 Retention of thing seized
• 68 Recovery of costs

Division 3 - Other powers of authorised officers

• 69 Power to require name and address
• 70 Power to require information from certain persons
• 70A Infringement notices

Division 4 - General enforcement matters

• 71 False or misleading documents
• 72 False or misleading statements
• 73 Offences relating to authorised officer

PART 7 - Reviews of Decisions

• 74 Reviews of decisions

PART 8 - Legal Proceedings Division 1 - Evidentiary provisions

• 75 Signatures
• 76 Evidentiary certificates

Division 2 - Criminal liability

• 77 Conduct of representatives
• 78 Liability of executive officers of body corporate
• 79 Liability of partners in partnership

Division 3 - Proceedings generally

• 80 Time for making complaint
• 81 Additional court orders

PART 9 - Miscellaneous Provisions

• 82 Register
• 83 Annual report
• 84 Service of documents
• 85 Exemptions
• 86 Regulations
• 87 Transitional and savings provisions
• 88 Administration of Act
• 89 Section 89
• 90 Legislation repealed
• 91 Legislation rescinded
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