General duty of care
53 General duty of care
A person must, in dealing with a radiation source, take all reasonable and practicable measures to ensure that—
the exposure of people to ionising radiation from the radiation source is kept as low as is reasonably achievable; and
the risk of exposure of people and the environment to dangerous or potentially dangerous radiation from the radiation source is minimised; and
the radiation source is protected from misuse that may result in harm to people or the environment.
A person must, in complying with the duty created by subsection (1), have regard to the radiation protection principle and the principles of ecologically sustainable development.
A person who breaches the duty created by subsection (1) is not, on account of the breach alone, guilty of an offence but—
compliance with the duty may be enforced by the issuing of a radiation protection order under Part 7; and
a reparation order or reparation authorisation may be issued under that Part in respect of the breach of the duty.
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