Sealed radioactive sources
26 Sealed radioactive sources
A sealed radioactive source must be registered by the Minister in the name of the owner of the source.
If a sealed radioactive source is not registered as required by subsection (1), the owner of the sealed radioactive source 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.
Subsection (1) does not apply to a sealed radioactive source of a prescribed class.
Subject to this section, a person must not—
use or handle, or cause, suffer or permit another person to use or handle, a sealed radioactive source that is not registered as required by subsection (1); or
keep in storage, or cause, suffer or permit to be kept in storage, a sealed radioactive source that is 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 a sealed radioactive source is the subject of an application for registration, the source may be used or handled, or kept in storage, pending determination of the application.
The Minister may, by notice given in the prescribed manner to the owner of a sealed radioactive source that is the subject of an application for registration, restrict or prohibit the use of the source subject to such conditions as the Minister thinks fit.
A person must not use, or cause, suffer or permit another person to use, a sealed radioactive source 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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