Offence to allow persons who do not hold a use licence to use a radiation source
18 Offence to allow persons who do not hold a use licence to use a radiation source
A management licence holder must not direct, request or knowingly allow a person who the management licence holder knows is not a use licence holder, or is a use licence holder whose licence is suspended, to use a radiation source in the management licence holder's possession.
- In the case of a natural person, 1200 penalty units;
In the case of a body corporate, 6000 penalty units.
An offence under subsection (1) is an indictable offence.
Subsection (1) does not apply if the person who uses a radiation source in the management licence holder's possession—
is exempted under section 16 from holding a use licence in respect of that use; and
uses that source in accordance with that exemption.
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