{"id":"F2022L01425","name":"Automatic Mutual Recognition (Australian Capital Territory) (Notification Requirement—Radiation) Determination (No. 2) 2022","slug":"f2022l01425","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":441588,"registerId":"F2022L01425-fast-fetch-1775956849370","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Automatic Mutual Recognition (Australian Capital Territory) (Notification Requirement—Radiation) Determination (No. 2) 2022","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\n---\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nAutomatic Mutual Recognition (Australian Capital Territory) (Notification Requirement—Radiation) Determination (No. 2) 2022\n\nI, Rachel Stephen-Smith, Minister for Health, make the following determination.\n\nDated 31 October 2022   \n\nRachel Stephen-Smith MLA \n\nMinister for Health\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Schedules\n\n5  Simplified outline of this instrument\n\n6  Definitions\n\n7  Notification requirement\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nAutomatic Mutual Recognition (Australian Capital Territory) (Notification Requirement—Radiation) Determination 2022 (F2022L00325)\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Automatic Mutual Recognition (Australian Capital Territory) (Notification Requirement—Radiation) Determination (No. 2) 2022.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument on the day after this instrument is registered\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under subsection 42J(4) of the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 of the Commonwealth.\n\n4  Schedules\n\n  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.\n\n5  Simplified outline of this instrument\n\nThe purpose of this instrument is to require a person to notify a local registration authority before the person begins to rely on automatic deemed registration under the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 of the Commonwealth to carry on an activity in the Australian Capital Territory to which the determination is to apply.\n\nUnless revoked earlier, this instrument will sunset under section 50 of the Legislation Act 2003 of the Commonwealth (see subsection 42J(5) of the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 of the Commonwealth). This will generally mean that this instrument will be repealed on the first 1 April or 1 October falling on or after the tenth anniversary of the registration of the instrument on the Federal Register of Legislation.\n\n6  Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 of the Commonwealth.\n\ncovered activity means an activity authorised to be carried out under a licence to deal with regulated radiation sources as set out in Division 3.2 of the Radiation Protection Act 2006 of the Australian Capital Territory.\n\nlocal registration authority means the Chief Health Officer appointed under the Public Health Act 1997 of the Australian Capital Territory.\n\n7  Notification requirement\n\n  For subsection 42J(4) of the Act, a person intending to carry on a covered activity in the Australian Capital Territory must notify the local registration authority before the person begins to carry on the activity.\n\n \n\n\n\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nAutomatic Mutual Recognition (Australian Capital Territory) (Notification Requirement—Radiation) Determination 2022 (F2022L00325)\n\n1  The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains a narrowly targeted notification requirement for persons invoking automatic deemed registration to carry on radiation‑related activities in the ACT (definition of covered activity at section 6; notification at section 7). It repeals the earlier 2022 notification instrument (Schedule 1) but does not expand the class of activities or the nature of the obligation; scope remains tied to Division 3.2 of the Radiation Protection Act 2006 and to pre‑start notification."},"complexity_factors":["Single, narrow procedural obligation: a pre‑start notification to the local registration authority (section 7).","Limited subject matter: applies only to ‘covered activity’ as defined by reference to Division 3.2 of the Radiation Protection Act 2006 (section 6).","Cross‑reference dependence: relies on the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 for authority (section 3) and the Radiation Protection Act for substance, creating external interpretive dependencies.","Administrative actor specified: local registration authority defined as Chief Health Officer (section 6), concentrating administrative discretion.","Sunset and repeal mechanics: instrument will sunset under the Legislation Act timetable (simplified outline) and expressly repeals an earlier 2022 instrument (Schedule 1), adding lifecycle governance considerations.","Low operational complexity but nontrivial compliance timing: notification must occur before starting the activity (section 7)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument requires anyone relying on automatic mutual recognition to carry on a radiation-related activity in the Australian Capital Territory to notify the local registration authority (the Chief Health Officer) before beginning. It applies to activities authorised by licences dealing with regulated radiation sources (Division 3.2 of the Radiation Protection Act 2006) and repeals an earlier 2022 notification instrument. The person doing the activity bears the compliance step; the Chief Health Officer is the recipient of the advance notice."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains its original narrow scope. It is a specific notification requirement for a single occupation category (radiation workers) under the automatic mutual recognition scheme. The repeal and replacement of the earlier 2022 Determination suggests a technical or administrative correction rather than scope expansion."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (approximately 1.5 pages of substantive content)","Only 2 defined terms ('covered activity' and 'local registration authority') plus standard 'Act' definition","Single operative provision (section 7) with straightforward obligation","No nested exceptions or conditional logic - simple 'must notify before beginning' requirement","Minimal cross-referencing (only references to parent Act and ACT legislation for definitions)","Contains only one substantive requirement (notification) plus repeal of previous instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument requires radiation professionals using automatic mutual recognition to notify the ACT Chief Health Officer before beginning regulated radiation work in the Territory. It affects out‑of‑territory license holders and gives the ACT a prior notice mechanism for safety and oversight of activities under the Radiation Protection Act 2006. The determination replaces the 2022 version and will automatically expire under Commonwealth sunset rules in about ten years."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2022l01425","history":"/api/acts/f2022l01425/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2022l01425/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2022l01425/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2022l01425/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2022l01425/documents"}}