Radiation Protection Regulations 2026

In this regulation – medical radiation practitioner means a person who – is registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Tasmania) in the medical radiation practice profession; and deals with a radiation source for the purposes of their employment; registration number, of a medical radiation practitioner, means the registration number allocated to the practitioner upon the practitioner’s registration under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Tasmania) in the medical radiation practice profession.

A medical radiation practitioner, other than an approved radiation safety officer, is exempt from the operation of section 13(1) of the Act in respect of the use of a radiation source.

It is a condition of the exemption specified in subregulation (2) that – the medical radiation practitioner – has unconditional registration with the Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia; and has received the training specified in the approved radiation management plan in respect of the use of radiation sources; and the medical radiation practitioner deals with a radiation source in accordance with – the approved radiation management plan; and the scope of practice that is relevant to the professional capabilities of the medical radiation practitioner; and the Director of Public Health receives a list of the medical radiation practitioners who have completed the training specified in the approved radiation management plan, at the following times:at the time of application for renewal of the licence; at the time of renewal of the radiation management plan; at a time requested by an authorised officer; and at any time at which the Director of Public Health receives a list under paragraph (c), the Director also receives, at that time, the registration number of each medical radiation practitioner recorded in that list.