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RADIATION ACT 2005
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
1. Purpose
2. Commencement
3. Definitions
3A. Activity ratios for sealed sources
4. Declarations that certain materials and apparatuses are not radiation sources
5. Tabling and disallowance of declarations under section 4
6. Crown to be bound
PART 2--THE RADIATION PROTECTION PRINCIPLE
7. The Radiation Protection Principle
8. Interpretation that promotes the Radiation Protection Principle to be preferred
PART 3--THE ROLE OF THE SECRETARY
9. Functions of the Secretary
10. General powers of the Secretary
11. Secretary must have regard to the Radiation Protection Principle and NDRP
PART 4--LICENSED ACTIVITIES
12. Conduct of radiation practice prohibited unless licensed
13. Use of a radiation source prohibited unless licensed
14. Construction of radiation facilities prohibited in certain cases
15. Licence holders must comply with conditions of licence
16. Exemptions from holding a licence
16A. Exemption from transport security plan requirements
17. Persons must not falsely represent that they are licence holders
18. Offence to allow persons who do not hold a use licence to use a radiation source
19. Offence to allow a use licence holder to use a radiation source in a manner not permitted by licence
20. Secretary to be notified of loss or theft of radiation source
21. Offence to abandon radiation source
22. Offences to cause another person to receive a higher radiation dose than is prescribed
23. Offences to cause serious harm to the environment
23A. Offence to permit use of high consequence sealed sources by unverified person
23B. Offence to permit transport of high consequence sealed sources by unverified person
23C. Offence to permit access to high consequence sealed sources by unverified person
23D. Offence to conduct a commercial tanning practice
PART 5--APPROVED TESTERS AND TESTING AND USE OF PRESCRIBED RADIATION SOURCES
Division 1--Introductory
24. Definitions
Division 2--Approved testers
25. Role of approved testers
26. Approved testers must comply with conditions of tester's approval
27. Only approved testers who hold testers' approvals that are in force may issue certificates of compliance
28. Offence to impersonate approved tester
Division 3--Radiation safety standards and tests
29. Secretary may specify radiation safety standards
30. Secretary may specify radiation safety tests
31. Standards and tests specified by Secretary may incorporate documents and other material
Division 4--Testing and certificates of compliance
32. Testing in accordance with specified radiation safety tests
33. Certificates of compliance
34. Approved testers to provide certificate information to Secretary
35. Approved tester must not knowingly issue a certificate of compliance that is false
Division 5--Use of prescribed radiation sources
36. Use of prescribed radiation sources prohibited unless there is a certificate of compliance
PART 5A--APPROVED ASSESSORS OF SECURITY PLANS AND TRANSPORT SECURITY PLANS
36A. Role of approved assessors of security plans and transport security plans
36B. Approved assessor must comply with conditions of assessor's approval
36C. Only approved assessors who hold assessor's approvals that are in force may issue security compliance certificates
36D. Offence to impersonate approved assessor
36E. Approved assessor must not knowingly issue a security compliance certificate that is false
PART 6--AUTHORITIES UNDER THE ACT
Division 1--Issue of authorities
37. Who may apply for an authority?
38. Form of application
39. Further information for management licence applications
40. Further information for use licence applications
41. Further information for facility construction licence applications
42. Further information for a tester's approval application
42A. Further information for an assessor's approval
43. Consideration of application for and issue of authority
44. Further considerations in relation to use licence applications
45. Requests for certain information from a relevant health practitioner board about an applicant
46. Further considerations in relation to a tester's approval application
47. Conditions of authority
48. Period and date of expiry of authority
49. When authority takes effect
50. Content of authority
Division 2--Renewal of authorities
51. Application for renewal of authority
52. Consideration of application for and issue of renewal of authority
53. Period and date of expiry of renewed authority
54. Conditions of renewed authority
55. Content of renewed authority
Division 3--Suspension and cancellation of authorities
56. Suspension or cancellation of authority
57. Show cause notice
58. Representations about show cause notices
59. Ending show cause process without further action
60. Suspension or cancellation
61. Return of cancelled authority to Secretary
62. Immediate suspension of authority in urgent circumstances
63. Effect of suspension on authorities
Division 4--Other actions in relation to authorities
64. Transfer of management licence or facility construction licence
65. Variation of authority by Secretary on his or her own initiative
66. Variation of authority by Secretary on application of authority holder
67. Surrender of authority
Division 5--Other matters
67A. Guidelines on evidence as to identity
PART 6A--SECURITY PLANS AND TRANSPORT SECURITY PLANS
Division 1--Security plans
67B. Certain management licence applicants must prepare and submit plan for approval
67C. Contents of security plan
67D. Management licence holders who possess high consequence sealed sources must have approved security plans
67E. Approved security plan to be provided to Secretary
67F. Review of approved security plans
Division 2--Transport security plans
67G. Transport security plan
67H. Contents of transport security plan
67I. Review of transport security plan
67J. Offence to transport high consequence sealed source without transport security plan
Division 3--Assessment of security plans and transport security plans
67K. Review and approval of security plan or transport security plan
67L. Approved assessor to provide certificate information to Secretary
Division 4--Compliance with security plans and transport security plans
67M. Offence to fail to comply with security plan or transport security plan
Division 5--Standards for security plans and transport security plans and security compliance certificate
67N. Secretary may specify security standards for high consequence sealed sources and high consequence groups of sealed sources
67O. Notification of change to security standard involving changes to security measures
PART 7--ENFORCEMENT
Division 1--Introductory
68. Definitions
Division 2--Authorised officers
69. Appointment
70. Authorised officer's identity card
71. Production of identity card
72. Authorised officers must cease exercising powers if they do not produce identity card on request
73. Authorised officers subject to Secretary's direction
Division 3--Entry powers of authorised officers
74. Power to enter places
75. Procedure for entry without consent
76. Procedure for entry with consent
Division 4--Investigation and enforcement powers of authorised officers
77. General powers of authorised officers
78. Power to direct persons to produce documents, operate equipment, answer questions etc.
Division 5--Search warrants
79. Issue of search warrants
80. Announcement before entry on warrant
81. Copy of warrant to be given to occupier
Division 6--Seized things and samples taken
82. Authorised officers to give receipts for seized things and samples taken
83. Copies of seized documents
84. Retention and return of seized documents or things
85. Magistrates' Court may extend 3 month period
86. Forfeiture and destruction of seized things
87. Secretary may cause forfeited things to be destroyed or otherwise disposed of
Division 7--Examinations, analyses, measurement and testing
88. Examination, analysis, measurement or testing of things seized or samples taken
89. Examination, analysis, measurement or testing of things, or testing for emissions of radiation, at a place
90. Certificates must indicate methodology used
Division 7A--Improvement notices and prohibition notices
90A. Secretary may issue improvement notice or prohibition notice
90B. Person must comply with improvement notice or prohibition notice
90C. Proceedings for offences affected by notices
Division 8--Miscellaneous
91. Offence to impersonate an authorised officer
PART 8--RADIATION EMERGENCIES
92. Definition
93. Secretary to give authorisation for exercise of emergency powers
94. How may an authorisation be given?
95. Extension of period of time authorisation is in force
96. What is authorised?
97. Authorised officers to display identity cards at all times when exercising emergency powers
98. Use of reasonable and necessary force
99. Compensation
PART 9--REVIEW OF DECISIONS
100. Definitions
101. Review
102. VCAT review of certain decisions of Secretary
PART 10--THE RADIATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
103. Radiation Advisory Committee
104. Membership
105. Acting appointments
106. Proceedings of the Committee
107. Function of the Committee
108. Consultation in carrying out its function
109. Assistance
110. Annual reports
111. Minister to lay annual reports before Houses of Parliament
PART 11--GENERAL
Division 1--Radiation analysts
112. Appointment of radiation analysts
113. Radiation analyst's terms and conditions
114. Functions of radiation analysts
Division 2--Other offences
115. Tampering with radiation sources sealed by authorised officers
116. False and misleading information
117. Offence to hinder or obstruct an authorised officer
Division 3--Infringement notices
118. Definition
119. Power to serve a notice
121. Infringement penalties
Division 4--Provisions relating to offences
127. Self-incrimination
128. Offences by corporations
129. Time within which proceedings for offences may be brought
130. Evidence of signatures
131. Evidentiary certificates
Division 5--Compensation and recovery of costs
132. Orders for compensation and the recovery of certain costs immediately after a finding of guilt
133. Cost recovery by Secretary in certain cases where persons do not comply with a direction
Division 6--Reporting
134. Annual report
135. Secretary to notify CEO of ARPANSA of prescribed radiation incidents
Division 7--Miscellaneous
136. Disclosure of information to other agencies
137. Secretary and authorised officers need not be licensed to exercise powers or perform duties
137A. Service of notices, orders and other documents
138. Register
139. Regulations
PART 12--SAVINGS, TRANSITIONALS AND AMENDMENT OF ACTS
Division 2--Savings and transitionals
146. Continued operation of Health (Radiation Safety) Regulations 1994 until repeal of Health Act provisions
147. Other savings and transitional matters
148. Radiation Amendment Act 2013—transitional provision—security plans and transport security plans
149. Radiation Amendment Act 2013—transitional provision—commercial tanning units
SCHEDULE
ENDNOTES
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