Radiation Safety Act 1999

In deciding whether an applicant for a possession licence is a suitable person to hold the licence, the chief executive may have regard to the following—

the radiation practice for which the applicant wants to possess the radiation source to which the application relates;

for an ionising radiation source—the justification of the practice;

the adequacy of the proposed radiation safety and protection plan for the practice, having regard to section 28;

the applicant’s ability to comply with a possession licensee’s obligations under sections 17, 18, 33 34F, 34Q, 43, 44A and 44B;

if the applicant has been convicted of an indictable offence—the nature, and circumstances of the commission, of the offence;

whether the applicant has been convicted of an offence against this Act, the repealed Act or a corresponding law;

the outcome of the security check and criminal history check under division 10 for—

the applicant; or

if the applicant is a corporation, the nominated person for the applicant;

whether the applicant held an Act instrument under this Act, or a similar instrument under the repealed Act or a corresponding law, that was suspended or cancelled;

if the application relates to a security enhanced source, the adequacy of the proposed security plan for the source, having regard to section 34A;

anything else relevant to the security of the radiation source to which the application relates;

anything else relevant to the following in so far as exposure to radiation is concerned—

the health or safety of any person;

harm to the environment.

For subsection (1)(g), the chief executive must have regard to whether—

a person mentioned in that provision has been convicted of, or charged with, a relevant offence in Queensland or elsewhere; and

it is an unacceptable security risk for the person to possess a security enhanced source.