Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Regulations 2025
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64 Reporting—incidents
Periodic review and reporting of incidents
(1) It is a condition that the licence holder must:
(a) for each period of 12 months during which the licence is in force (with the first of those periods beginning on the day the licence is issued)—review:
(i) all incidents (for example, accidents, near misses and deficiencies) that occurred in relation to the regulated activity during that period; and
(ii) the management and consequences of those incidents; and
(b) provide the Regulator, by the day that is 28 days after the end of the period, with a report on the outcomes of the review that includes details of:
(i) key themes and trends identified for the period; and
(ii) any practices or procedures that have had a significant number of near misses or deficiencies which has resulted in increased nuclear safety and radiation protection risks; and
(iii) how any identified deficiencies were, or are proposed to be, rectified.
Note: The calculation of a period mentioned in paragraph (a) is not to include any periods during which the licence is suspended: see subsection 52(3).
(2) However, if the remaining period of the licence, following any periods mentioned in paragraph (1)(a), is 12 months or less, subsection (1) does not apply to the period.
Report on investigation of incident
(3) It is a condition applying to both the licence holder and any other person authorised to conduct the regulated activity that if the licence holder or other person receives a report on:
(a) an internal investigation of an incident in relation to the regulated activity; or
(b) an investigation by a Commonwealth, State or Territory agency (other than the Regulator) of an incident in relation to the regulated activity;
the licence holder or other person must provide the report to the Regulator within 14 days after receiving the report.
(4) If the licence is a transitional licence, this section applies in relation to a review of incidents and the management and consequences of those incidents as if: