Premises in which unsealed radioactive materials are handled or kept
25 Premises in which unsealed radioactive materials are handled or kept
Premises in which an unsealed radioactive material is kept or handled must be registered by the Minister in the name of the occupier of the premises.
Subsection (1) does not apply to premises or a substance of a prescribed class.
If premises in which an unsealed radioactive material is kept or handled are not registered as required by subsection (1), the occupier of the premises is guilty of an offence. Maximum penalty: Maximum penalty:
in the case of a body corporate—$250 000;
in the case of a natural person—$50 000.
Subject to this section, a person must not keep or handle, or cause, suffer or permit another person to keep or handle, an unsealed radioactive material in premises that are not registered as required by subsection (1). Maximum penalty: Maximum penalty:
in the case of a body corporate—$250 000;
in the case of a natural person—$50 000.
Subject to subsection (6), if premises are the subject of an application for registration, an unsealed radioactive material may be kept or handled in the premises pending determination of the application.
The Minister may, by notice given in the prescribed manner to the occupier of premises that are the subject of an application for registration, restrict or prohibit the keeping or handling of an unsealed radioactive material in the premises subject to such conditions as the Minister thinks fit.
A person must not keep or handle, or cause, suffer or permit another person to keep or handle, an unsealed radioactive material in premises in contravention of a notice under subsection (6). Maximum penalty: Maximum penalty:
in the case of a body corporate—$250 000;
in the case of a natural person—$50 000.
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