69Dose limits

69  Dose limits

 (1) It is a condition applying to both the licence holder and any other person authorised to conduct the regulated activity that the licence holder or other person must ensure that radiation protection, in relation to the conduct of the regulated activity, is optimised:

 (a) to achieve the outcome that all of the following are kept as low as reasonably achievable:

 (i) the magnitude of individual doses;

 (ii) the number of people who are exposed;

 (iii) the likelihood of incurring exposures to ionising radiation and harmful non‑ionising radiation; and

 (b) in accordance with the limits in this Subdivision; and

 (c) if the Regulator has specified, as a condition for the purposes of paragraph 32(1)(c) or subsection 34(2) of the Act, that other codes or standards for dose limits must be complied with—in accordance with those codes or standards.

Note 1: Records must be kept: see section 61.

Note 2: Any moderate or significant increase in the magnitude of individual doses, or the number of people who are exposed, must be reported to the Regulator: see section 76.

Note 3: If the significant increase involves a breach of dose limits, this must also be reported to the Regulator: see section 76.

 (2) It is a condition applying to both the licence holder and any other person authorised to conduct the regulated activity that the licence holder or other person must ensure that exposure (both occupational and public) to harmful non‑ionising radiation produced by any NNP equipment or plant that are involved in the conduct of the regulated activity is kept as low as reasonably achievable within applicable dose limits.

Note: Any moderate or significant increase in the magnitude of individual doses, or the number of people who are exposed, from the NNP equipment or plant must be reported to the Regulator: see section 76.