Australian Capital Territory
Radiation Protection (Chair and Deputy Chair of Council) Appointment 2013 
Notifiable instrument NI 2013–570

made under the 
Radiation Protection Act 2006, s 70 (Chair and Deputy Chair)
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
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The Radiation Protection Act 2006 (Radiation Act) governs the establishment and composition of the Radiation Council (the Council).

The Council has the following functions: issuing licences; registering regulated radiation sources; providing advice to Minister on radiation issues; and exercising any other function allocated to it under the Radiation Act or another territory law.

Section 70 of the Radiation Act provides the Minister with the power to appoint a Council member as Chair and Deputy Chair.  

Ms Elizabeth Croft is appointed as Chair of the Radiation Council, and 
Dr Denis Sean Geoghegan is appointed as Deputy Chair. The Appointmet commences 
1 December 2013 and is effective until 30 September 2015.

Ms Croft has been appointed as a member of the Council for a three year term commencing on 1 December 2013, ending 30 November 2016. 

Dr Geoghegan has been appointed as a member of the Council for a three year term commencing on 1 October 2012, ending 30 September 2015. Dr Geoghegan is the 
Chief Medical Physicist for ACT Health and is an ACT Government Public Servant.