Radiation Protection Act 2006

A person deals with a radiation source if the person—

manufactures the radiation source; or

possesses the radiation source; or

supplies the radiation source to someone else; or

uses the radiation source; or

disposes of the radiation source; or

inspects and assesses the safety of the radiation source to ensure compliance with this Act; or

for radioactive material—stores, packs or transports the material.

Dispose of and use are defined in the dictionary.

For subsection (1) (b), a person does not possess a radiation source only because, as part of a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure—

the person, or an animal kept by the person, has been injected with radioactive material; or

radioactive material has been administered to or implanted in the person or animal in any other way.