Radiation Protection Act 2006

This section applies if an authorised person believes on reasonable grounds that—

a licensee or a registered owner of a regulated radiation source—

is contravening a provision of this Act; or

has contravened a provision of this Act; and

the contravention relates to a dealing with a regulated radiation source.

The authorised person may, by written notice (an improvement notice), require the licensee or registered owner to—

remedy the contravention; or

prevent a likely contravention from occurring; or

remedy the cause of the contravention or likely contravention.

The chief health officer may, by written notice, require the registered owner to amend the registered owner’s radiation management plan if the chief health officer is satisfied—

the subject of the improvement notice relates to a matter under the radiation management plan; and

the plan does not adequately address the matter.