Radiation Protection and Control Act 2021

The Radiation Protection Committee established by the Radiation Protection and Control Act 1982 continues in existence.

The Committee consists of not more than 9 members appointed by the Governor on the nomination of the Minister.

One of the persons nominated by the Minister must be a person selected by the Minister for Health to represent the interests of the Minister for Health on the Committee.

The Minister must, when nominating persons for appointment as members of the Committee, seek to ensure that, as far as is practicable, the members of the Committee collectively have qualifications, knowledge, expertise and experience in the following areas:

radiology or diagnostic radiography;

nuclear medicine;

radiation oncology or radiotherapy;

industrial or scientific uses of radiation;

health or medical physics;

mining;

environmental science;

public health.

The Governor will appoint 1 member of the Committee (the presiding member) to preside at its meetings and another member (the deputy presiding member) to preside at meetings in the absence of the presiding member.