reg 1Objectives

The objectives of these Regulations are—

(a)

to prescribe the activity concentration and activity of material that spontaneously emits ionising radiation and the prescribed circumstances for the purposes of the definition of radioactive material; and

(b)

to prescribe radiation dose limits; and

(c)

to prescribe the radiation sources that require a current certificate of compliance prior to use of the source; and

(d)

to prescribe the date of expiry for certificates of compliance issued in respect of prescribed radiation sources; and

(e)

to prescribe fees; and

(f)

to prescribe other matters required to give effect to the Radiation Act 2005.

reg 2Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 139 of the Radiation Act 2005.

reg 3Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 27 August 2017.

reg 4Revocations

The following Regulations are revoked—

(a)

the Radiation Regulations 2007^[1];

(b)

the Radiation Amendment (Tanning Units and Fees) Regulations 2008^[2].

reg 5Definitions

In these Regulations—

effective dose means the sum of the weighted equivalent doses in all the tissues and organs of the body and is determined by the formula—

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where—

E is the effective dose;

W_T is the tissue weighting factor for tissue or organ T;

H_T is the equivalent dose in tissue or organ T;

equivalent dose means the absorbed dose averaged over a tissue or organ modified by the radiation weighting factor, W_Rand is determined by the formula—

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where—

H_T is the equivalent dose in tissue or organ T;

D_{T, R} is the absorbed dose averaged over the tissue or organ T, due to radiation R;

medical exposure means—

(a)

the receipt of a radiation dose by a patient during the course of, or for the purposes of, a diagnosis or treatment of an injury or illness of the patient; or

(b)

an exposure of a person to an emission of radiation (other than occupational exposure) knowingly incurred by that person while supporting and comforting a patient receiving a radiation dose during the course of, or for the purposes of a diagnosis or treatment of, an injury or illness of the patient; or

(c)

the receipt of a radiation dose by a volunteer during the course of medical research;

occupational exposure means the exposure to an emission of radiation of a person using a radiation source or directly conducting a radiation practice;

public exposure means the exposure of a person to an emission of radiation that is not occupational exposure or medical exposure;

the Act means the Radiation Act 2005.

reg 6Radioactive material—prescribed activity concentration and activity level for the purposes of the definition in section 3(1) of the Act

For the purposes of paragraphs (a) and (b)(i) of the definition of radioactive material in section 3(1) of the Act—

(a)

the prescribed activity concentration for a material that is a radionuclide specified in Column 1 of Schedule 1 is the activity concentration specified in Column 2 of that Schedule opposite that radionuclide; and

(b)

the prescribed activity for a material that is a radionuclide specified in Column 1 of Schedule 1 is the activity specified in Column 3 of that Schedule opposite that radionuclide.

reg 7Radioactive material—prescribed circumstances

For the purposes of paragraph (b)(ii) of the definition of radioactive material in section 3(1) of the Act, the prescribed circumstance is that there are 2 or more materials that are radionuclides specified in Column 1 of Schedule 1 occurring in combination and—

(a)

the sum of the fractions obtained by dividing the activity concentration of each radionuclide present by the activity concentration specified in Column 2 of that Schedule opposite each radionuclide, is equal to, or exceeds, 1; and

(b)

the sum of the fractions obtained by dividing the activity of each radionuclide present by the activity specified in Column 3 of that Schedule opposite each radionuclide is equal to, or exceeds, 1.

reg 8Prescribed identification document

(1)

Subject to subregulation (2), for the purposes of the definition of identification document in section 3(1) of the Act, the prescribed document is at least one original document from each of the following categories of identity document—

(a)

Category 1 of Schedule 2;

(b)

Category 2 of Schedule 2;

(c)

Category 3 of Schedule 2;

(d)

Category 4 of Schedule 2.

(2)

An identification document referred to in subregulation (1) is not required if the person produces—

(a)

an Aviation Security Identification Card issued under the Aviation Transport Security Regulations 2005 of the Commonwealth; or

(b)

a Maritime Security Identification Card issued under the Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Regulations 2003 of the Commonwealth.

Note

Under section 67A of the Act the Secretary may prepare guidelines for the purposes of Schedule 2.

reg 9Prescribed radiation facility

For the purposes of the definition of radiation facility in section 3(1) of the Act, a facility that is prescribed to be a radiation facility includes premises used or proposed to be used to house, possess, store or permit the use of any high consequence sealed source or high consequence group of sealed sources.

reg 10Activity ratios for sealed sources—prescribed radionuclides

(1)

For the purposes of section 3A of the Act, in relation to value A in the formula, the prescribed radionuclide is a radionuclide set out in Column 1 of the table in Schedule 3.

(2)

For the purposes of section 3A of the Act, in relation to value D in the formula, the value specified for the prescribed radionuclide is the value set out in Column 2 of the table in Schedule 3 that is opposite to the radionuclide referred to in subregulation (1).

reg 11Radiation dose limits

(1)

For the purposes of section 22(1) and (2) of the Act the prescribed radiation dose limit is—

(a)

unless paragraph (c) applies, in the case of occupational exposure—the relevant limit specified in table A of Schedule 4; or

(b)

in the case of public exposure—the relevant limit specified in table B of Schedule 4; or

(c)

in the case of a pregnant woman using a radiation source or directly conducting a radiation practice who has notified the relevant management licence holder that she is pregnant—

(i)

in relation to all parts of the woman's body except her uterus—the relevant limit specified in table A of Schedule 4; and

(ii)

in relation to the woman's uterus—the relevant limit specified in table B of Schedule 4.

(2)

In regulation 11(1)(c) relevant management licence holder means the management licence holder who conducts a radiation practice in relation to the radiation source—

(a)

being used by the pregnant woman; or

(b)

in relation to which the pregnant woman directly conducts the radiation practice.

reg 12Radiation sources

For the purposes of the definition of prescribed radiation source in section 24 of the Act, the prescribed radiation sources are the radiation sources that are used for human diagnostic purposes specified in Schedule 5.

Radiation Regulations 2017

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