Radiation Protection Regulations 2026

In this regulation – dental radiography equipment means radiation apparatus that – is ionising; and is stored and used only in an intra-oral x-ray room; and is used only for the purposes of intra-oral radiography; intra-oral radiography means the dental imaging technique in which an image receptor is placed inside a person’s mouth for diagnostic purposes; intra-oral x-ray room, in relation to a dental facility, means a radiation place that – is within a dental facility; and stores dental radiography equipment; workload, of dental radiography equipment, means the expected number of x-rays to be produced using the dental radiography equipment during any 7-day period.

A person applying for a certificate of registration for an intra-oral x-ray room in a dental facility is exempt from the operation of section 20(1)(b)(iii) of the Act, in respect of the requirement that a current certificate of compliance for the room is to accompany the application, if – the person provides to the Director of Public Health – a floor plan of the dental facility that details – the location of each intra-oral x-ray room in the facility; and the position of each dental radiography equipment in each intra-oral x-ray room of the dental facility; and details of the workload of the dental radiography equipment referred to in subparagraph (i)(B); and the intra-oral x-ray room complies with the requirements and specifications set out in the Guidelines for Design and Validation of Shielding of Dental X-ray Facility (2022), produced by the Radiation Protection Unit, Department of Health, Tasmania, as amended or substituted from time to time.