104Information to be given in report of a nuclear safety incident

104  Information to be given in report of a nuclear safety incident

  For the purposes of paragraph 21(3)(d) of the Act, the information to be contained in a report given under subsection 21(1) of the Act of a nuclear safety incident that occurs in relation to a regulated activity authorised by a licence is as follows:

 (a) the name of, and reference number for, the licence holder;

 (b) the date and time the report is given;

 (c) the name and role of the person giving the report;

 (d) a description of any NNP facility, NNP material or NNP equipment or plant involved in the incident;

 (e) a description of the incident, including:

 (i) the date and time of the incident; and

 (ii) the suspected cause of the incident; and

 (iii) details of any deaths of, serious injuries to, or serious illnesses in, individuals that were, or could have been, a result of the incident; and

 (iv) details of any serious environmental incidents that were, or could have been, a result of the incident;

 (f) a description of steps that have been taken or are proposed to be taken to:

 (i) manage or respond to the incident; or

 (ii) mitigate the consequences of the incident; or

 (iii) preserve the site of the incident;

 (g) the likelihood that another nuclear safety incident would or could occur as a result of the incident;

 (h) if the person giving the report is aware of any other information that is relevant to the effective management of, or response to, the incident—that information.

Note 1: The report must be given immediately after the licence holder becomes aware of the incident. It may be given orally but must be confirmed by written notice as soon as practicable after being given orally: see paragraphs 21(3)(a) and (b) of the Act.

Note 2: This section does not limit what the person giving the report may otherwise choose to include in it.