Radiation Protection Regulations 2026

In this regulation – radiation incident means an incident adversely affecting, or likely to adversely affect, the environment or the health or safety of any person because of the emission of radiation; radiation safety officer means a person specified as the radiation safety officer in the proposed radiation management plan.

For the purposes of section 21(2)(e) of the Act, the proposed radiation management plan for any radiation practice must contain the following information:a brief description of the type and scope of the radiation practice; a list of the radiation sources dealt with in the radiation practice; an assessment of the potential hazards from the radiation sources dealt with in the radiation practice; details of the environment likely to be exposed to radiation during the radiation practice; the radiation principles, work practices (including quality-assurance procedures) and equipment (including personal radiation monitors) used to ensure that radiation exposure of persons or the environment is as low as is reasonably achievable during typical types of work carried out within the radiation practice; details of the classes of persons likely to be exposed to radiation during the radiation practice, including – children; and pregnant women; and volunteers in biomedical research; and persons exempt from section 13(1) of the Act, as specified in Part 4; the maximum dose of radiation it is anticipated that a person of a class of persons specified in paragraph (f) will receive while the radiation principles, work practices and equipment referred to in paragraph (e) are being used, and the action to be taken if those doses are exceeded; details of a course of study or training that – is being or will be undertaken by a person who is expected to be dealing with a radiation source in the radiation practice; and requires, as part of that course of study or training, the person to deal with the radiation source in the radiation practice; the name, qualifications and experience of the supervisor of a person referred to in paragraph (h)(i) while undertaking that part of a course of study or training referred to in paragraph (h)(ii); the training and information to be provided to persons involved in carrying out the radiation practice; the name and contact details of the radiation safety officer for the radiation practice; a brief description of the role of the radiation safety officer; a brief description of the resources available to the radiation safety officer to enable the officer to perform the officer’s role under the proposed radiation management plan; a description of the roles and responsibilities, that are relevant to a dealing with the radiation source in the radiation practice, of all persons expected to be dealing with the radiation source in the radiation practice; the methods used to ensure that the persons referred to in paragraph (n) are aware of their obligations under the Act and the licence; details of how the radiation source in the radiation practice will be prepared for use, repaired, maintained, transported, stored and disposed of; details of any emergency response plans for the radiation practice including reporting to the Director of Public Health; details of procedures that are designed to minimise the radiation hazard arising from a radiation incident; details of reporting procedures for incidents adversely affecting, or likely to adversely affect – equipment used in the radiation practice; or the environment; or the health or safety of any person; details of record-keeping requirements including details of the records that will be kept of movement of any mobile radiation source in the radiation practice; details of the use of radiation warning signs and labels in the radiation practice.

A person may not be specified as a radiation safety officer in the proposed radiation management plan for any radiation practice unless the person has received sufficient training to enable the person to – supervise the radiation protection aspects of the radiation practice that are specified in the proposed radiation management plan; and operate and interpret the readings from radiation monitoring equipment that is required for the radiation practice; and understand the precautions (including the use of protective clothing and equipment) to be taken in carrying out the radiation practice; and understand the extent to which the precautions referred to in paragraph (c) will restrict exposure to radiation; and know the actions required to carry out the emergency procedures specified in the proposed radiation management plan; and in the case of a radiation practice involving ionising radiation, assist the holder of the licence to implement the responsibilities of the Responsible Person as specified in Chapter 3 of the Planned Exposure Code; and carry out the duties specified for a radiation safety officer in any codes of practice, guidelines and standards relevant to the radiation practice.