Radiation Protection Regulations 2026

A person who deals with a domestic smoke alarm is exempt from the operation of section 13(1) of the Act in respect of the following dealings:use of the domestic smoke alarm; acquisition of the domestic smoke alarm; possession of the domestic smoke alarm; storage of the domestic smoke alarm; transport of the domestic smoke alarm; service of the domestic smoke alarm if that service does not consist of a service of the radioactive material contained in the domestic smoke alarm; repair of the domestic smoke alarm if that repair does not consist of a repair of the radioactive material contained in the domestic smoke alarm.

A person who disposes of fewer than 6 domestic smoke alarms in domestic rubbish within any 30-day period is exempt from the operation of section 13(1) of the Act and regulations 21(3) and 31 in respect of the disposal of those domestic smoke alarms.

A domestic smoke alarm is exempt from the operation of section 14 of the Act.

A person who abandons fewer than 6 domestic smoke alarms within any 30-day period is exempt from the operation of section 38 of the Act in respect of the abandonment.

A person who deals with a smoke detector that contains radioactive material and complies with AS 7240.7:2018 is exempt from the operation of section 13(1) of the Act in respect of the following dealings:use of the smoke detector; acquisition of the smoke detector; possession of the smoke detector; storage of the smoke detector; service of the smoke detector if that service does not consist of a service of the radioactive material contained in the smoke detector; repair of the smoke detector if that repair does not consist of a repair of the radioactive material contained in the smoke detector.

A smoke detector that contains radioactive material and complies with AS 7240.7:2018 is exempt from the operation of section 14 of the Act.