Limits of exposure to ionising radiation not to be more stringent than limits fixed under certain codes etc
49 Limits of exposure to ionising radiation not to be more stringent than limits fixed under certain codes etc
Despite any other provision of this Act, no limit of exposure to ionising radiation may be fixed by the regulations or a condition of an authorisation imposed under this Act in relation to an operation for mining or mineral processing that is more stringent than the most stringent of all the limits, or less stringent than the least stringent of all the limits, for the time being fixed in the codes, standards and recommendations applied, approved or published under the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 of the Commonwealth or any other Act or law of the Commonwealth or by the National Health and Medical Research Council, the International Commission on Radiological Protection or the International Atomic Energy Agency.
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