Commonwealth Numbered Acts

AUSTRALIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY ACT 1998

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARYýÜ

   1.      Short title 
   2.      Commencement 
   3.      Object of Act 
   4.      Act binds the Crown  
   5.      External Territories 
   6.      Extraterritorial operation 
   7.      Act not to prejudice Australia's defence 
   8.      Act not to prejudice national security 
   9.      Operation of Act 
   10.     Prohibition on certain nuclear installations 
   11.     Application of Act to Commonwealth contractors 
   12.     Offences 

   PART 2--DEFINITIONS

   13.     Definitions 

   PART 3--THE CEO OF ARPANSA

   14.     The CEO (or Chief Executive Officer) of ARPANSA 
   15.     Functions of the CEO 
   16.     Minister's directions to CEO 
   17.     Delegation by Minister 
   18.     Delegation by CEO 

   PART 4--THE RADIATION HEALTH AND SAFETY ADVISORY COUNCIL

   19.     Radiation Health and Safety Advisory Council 
   20.     Functions of the Council 
   21.     Membership of the Council 
   22.     Radiation Health Committee 
   23.     Functions of the Radiation Health Committee 
   24.     Membership of the Radiation Health Committee 
   25.     Nuclear Safety Committee 
   26.     Functions of the Nuclear Safety Committee 
   27.     Membership of the Nuclear Safety Committee 
   28.     Remuneration 
   29.     Regulations 

   PART 5--REGULATION OF CONTROLLED MATERIAL, CONTROLLED APPARATUS AND

   30.     Construction, operation etc. of nuclear installations or prescribed 
   31.     Possession etc. of controlled material or controlled apparatus 
   32.     Issue of facility licence 
   33.     Issue of source licence 
   34.     Application fees 
   35.     Licence conditions 
   36.     Amendment of licence 
   37.     Period of licence 
   38.     Cancellation and suspension of licence 
   39.     Surrender of licence 
   40.     Review of licence decisions  
   41.     CEO may give directions to controlled persons 
   42.     Review of decisions to give directions  
   43.     Injunctions 
   44.     Forfeiture 

   PART 6--ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

   45.     Appointment of CEO 
   46.     Remuneration and allowances 
   47.     Outside employment 
   48.     Recreation leave etc. 
   49.     Resignation 
   50.     Disclosure of interests 
   51.     Termination of appointment 
   52.     Other terms and conditions of appointment 
   53.     Acting appointment 
   54.     CEO may charge for services 
   55.     Notional payments by the Commonwealth 
   56.     ARPANSA Reserve 
   57.     Amounts recoverable as debts 
   58.     Staff and consultants 
   59.     Annual report 
   60.     Quarterly reports 
   61.     Reports to Parliament 

   PART 7--POWERS OF INSPECTION ETC.

   62.     Appointment of inspectors 
   63.     Powers available to inspectors for monitoring compliance  
   64.     Inspector must produce identity card on request 
   65.     Powers available to inspectors for dealing with hazardous 
   66.     Searches and seizures related to offences 
   67.     General powers of inspectors in relation to premises 
   68.     Details of warrant to be given to occupier etc. 
   69.     Announcement before entry 
   70.     Use of electronic equipment at premises 
   71.     Compensation for damage to electronic equipment 
   72.     Copies of seized things to be provided 
   73.     Occupier entitled to be present during search 
   74.     Receipts for things seized under warrant 
   75.     Retention of seized things 
   76.     Magistrate may permit a thing to be retained 
   77.     Monitoring warrants 
   78.     Offence related warrants 
   79.     Offence related warrants by telephone 
   80.     Offences relating to warrants 
   81.     Part does not limit power to impose licence conditions 
   82.     Operation of Nuclear Non-Proliferation (Safeguards) Act 

   PART 8--MISCELLANEOUS

   83.     Operation of State and Territory laws 
   84.     Powers to be exercised in accordance with international 
   85.     Regulations