Radiation source
6 Radiation source
A radiation source is:
a thing that may emit ionising radiation; or
(b) a thing prescribed by the Regulations that may emit non-ionising radiation.
(2) A radiation source can be radioactive material or a radiation apparatus.
Radioactive material is material that:
(a) spontaneously emits ionising radiation as a consequence of nuclear transformations; and
(b) has or exceeds the activity or activity concentration prescribed by the Regulations.
A radiation apparatus is an apparatus that:
produces radiation when energised; or
(b) is, if assembled or repaired, capable of producing radiation when energised.
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed by the Regulations
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