Australian Capital Territory
Radiation Protection Regulation 2007
Subordinate Law SL2007-18

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulation under the Radiation Protection Act 2006.
Dated 6 July 2007.
Katy Gallagher
Minister
Simon Corbell
Minister

Australian Capital Territory
Radiation Protection Regulation 2007
Subordinate Law SL2007-18
made under the
Radiation Protection Act 2006

    
    
Contents
	Page
Part 1	Preliminary
	1	Name of regulation	1
	2	Commencement	1
	3	Dictionary	1
	4	Notes	1
	5	Prohibited radiation sources—Act, s 10 (1)	2
Part 2	Registration of regulated radiation sources
	6	Radiation facility—Act, s 9 (4)	3
	7	Regulated radiation source—Act, s 10 (2)	3
Part 3	Exemptions
	8	Criteria for exemption of radiation source—Act, s 114 (5)	4
	9	Exemptions for certain radiation apparatus—Act, s 123	4
Part 4	Miscellaneous
	10	Dangerous event—Act, s 63 (3)	5
	11	Prescribed matters for register—Act, s 86 (e)	5
	12	Radiation dose limits—Act, dict, def dose limit	5
Schedule 1	Prohibited radiation sources	6
Dictionary		7

Part 1	Preliminary
1	Name of regulation
This regulation is the Radiation Protection Regulation 2007.
2	Commencement
This regulation commences on the commencement of the Radiation Protection Act 2006, part 3 (Radiation safety).
Note	The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).
3	Dictionary
The dictionary at the end of this regulation is part of this regulation.
Note 1	The dictionary at the end of this regulation defines certain terms used in this regulation, and includes references (signpost definitions) to other terms defined elsewhere in this regulation.
	For example, the signpost definition ‘prohibited radiation source—see section 5.’ means that the term ‘prohibited radiation source’ is defined in that section.
Note 2	A definition in the dictionary (including a signpost definition) applies to the entire regulation unless the definition, or another provision of the regulation, provides otherwise or the contrary intention otherwise appears (see Legislation Act, s 155 and s 156 (1)).
4	Notes
A note included in this regulation is explanatory and is not part of this regulation.
Note	See the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.
5	Prohibited radiation sources—Act, s 10 (1)
A radiation source mentioned in schedule 1 is a prohibited radiation source.

Part 2	Registration of regulated radiation sources
6	Radiation facility—Act, s 9 (4)
A radiation facility is a radiation facility under the national directory.
7	Regulated radiation source—Act, s 10 (2)
A regulated radiation source is a radiation source that emits, or is capable of emitting, ionising radiation above the exemption level for the source under the national directory.

Part 3	Exemptions
8	Criteria for exemption of radiation source—Act, s 114 (5)
The criteria the Minister must take into account in deciding whether to exempt a radiation source are the criteria for an exemption for the source under the national directory.
9	Exemptions for certain radiation apparatus—Act, s 123
A radiation source is an exempt radiation source if—
	(a)	the radiation source is a radiation apparatus; and
	(b)	the radiation apparatus is exempt under the national directory.

Part 4	Miscellaneous
10	Dangerous event—Act, s 63 (3)
A radiation incident under the national directory is a dangerous event.
11	Prescribed matters for register—Act, s 86 (e)
The following are prescribed:
	(a)	a decision to refuse to issue a licence to deal with a regulated radiation source under the Act, section 17;
	(b)	an amendment of a licence on the council’s own initiative under the Act, section 22;
	(c)	an amendment of a licence on application by a person under the Act, section 23;
	(d)	a decision to refuse to register a radiation source under the Act, section 26;
	(e)	an amendment of the registration of a regulated radiation source on the council’s own initiative under the Act, section 31;
	(f)	an amendment of the registration of a regulated radiation source on application by a person under the Act, section 32.
12	Radiation dose limits—Act, dict, def dose limit
For the Act, a dose limit is a dose limit under the national directory.

Schedule 1	Prohibited radiation sources
(see s 5)

column 1
item	column 2
prohibited radiation source	
1	x-ray equipment for dento-maxillofacial radiography that includes an intra-oral x-ray image receptor that operates at an x-ray tube voltage of less than 60 kilovolt peak 	
2	direct fluoroscopy x-ray equipment	
3	shoe-fitting x-ray units	

Dictionary
(see s 3)
Note 1	The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this regulation.
Note 2	For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following term:
·	Minister (see s 162).
Note 3	Terms used in this regulation have the same meaning that they have in the Radiation Protection Act 2006 (see Legislation Act, s 148).  For example, the following terms are defined in the Radiation Protection Act 2006, dict:
·	ionising radiation (see s 8 (2))
·	national directory
·	radiation apparatus (see s 9 (3))
·	radiation source (see s 9 (1))
·	regulated radiation source (see s 10).
exempt radiation source means a radiation source that is exempt under— 
	(a)	the Act, section 114; or
	(b)	section 9.
prohibited radiation source—see section 5.

Endnotes
1	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on 6 July 2007.
2	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

© Australian Capital Territory 2007