3Definitions

#### 3 Definitions > Note: A number of expressions used in these regulations are defined in the Act, including the following: (a) controlled apparatus; (b) controlled facility; (c) controlled material; (d) controlled person; (e) deal with. In these regulations: > absorbed dose means the energy absorbed per unit mass by matter from ionizing radiation that impinges upon it. > Note: See the Planned Exposure Code. > Act means the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998. > action level means an intervention level applied to exposure to radiation. > application fee, for a licence, includes the ordinary costs of processing the application for the licence, but does not include any additional expenses that may be incurred by the CEO in respect of any peer review or consultancy that the CEO considers necessary for the purpose of deciding whether to issue the licence. > AS/NZS IEC 60825.1:2014 means the Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS IEC 60825.1:2014 Safety of laser products, Part 1: Equipment classification and requirements, published jointly by, or on behalf of, Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand, as existing on 1 July 2018. > AS/NZS IEC 60825.2:2011 means the Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS IEC 60825.2:2011 Safety of laser products, Part 2: Safety of optical fibre communication systems (OFCS), published jointly by, or on behalf of, Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand, as existing on 1 July 2018. > AS/NZS IEC 62471:2011 means the Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS IEC 62471:2011 Photobiological safety of lamp and lamp systems, published jointly by, or on behalf of, Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand, as existing on 1 July 2018. > committed effective dose means the effective dose that a person is committed to receive from an intake of radioactive material. > Note: See the Planned Exposure Code. > Committee means the Radiation Health Committee or the Nuclear Safety Committee. > Council means the Radiation Health and Safety Advisory Council created by section 19 of the Act. > dose includes absorbed dose, equivalent dose or effective dose. > Note: See the Planned Exposure Code. > effective dose means a measure of dose that takes into account both the type of radiation involved and the radiological sensitivities of the organs and tissues irradiated. > Note: See the Planned Exposure Code. > equivalent dose means a measure of dose in organs and tissues that takes into account the type of radiation involved. > Note: See the Planned Exposure Code. > excluded exposure, for the definition of occupational exposure, means the component of exposure which arises from natural background radiation, provided that: (a) any relevant action level or levels for the workplace are not exceeded; and (b) the CEO does not prohibit the exclusion of that component. > exposure means the circumstance of being exposed to radiation. > external exposure means exposure to radiation from a source outside the human body. > holder, of a licence, means the controlled person to whom the licence is issued. > irradiator means a device that contains a controlled material that gives a controlled dose of radiation to any target material. > medical exposure means: (a) the exposure of a person to radiation received: (i) as a patient undergoing medical diagnosis or therapy; or (ii) as a volunteer in medical research; or (b) non‑occupational exposure received as a consequence of assisting an exposed patient. > Mining and Mineral Processing Code and Safety Guide means the Code of Practice and Safety Guide for Radiation Protection and Radioactive Waste Management in Mining and Mineral Processing (2005) (Radiation Protection Series No. 9), as existing on 1 July 2018. > Note: The Mining and Mineral Processing Code and Safety Guide could in 2018 be viewed on ARPANSA’s website (http://www.arpansa.gov.au). > occupational exposure means exposure of a person to radiation that: (a) occurs in the course of the person’s work; and (b) is not excluded exposure. > Planned Exposure Code means the Code for Radiation Protection in Planned Exposure Situations (2016) (Radiation Protection Series C‑1), as existing on 1 July 2018. > Note: The Planned Exposure Code could in 2018 be viewed on ARPANSA’s website (http://www.arpansa.gov.au). > public exposure means the exposure of a person to radiation that is neither occupational exposure nor medical exposure. > same location, in relation to a controlled apparatus or controlled material: see subregulation 40D(3). > sealed source means controlled material permanently contained in a capsule, or closely bound in a solid form, that is strong enough to be leak‑tight for: (a) the intended use of the controlled material; and (b) any foreseeable abnormal events likely to affect the controlled material. > Security Code of Practice means the Code of Practice for the Security of Radioactive Sources (2007) (Radiation Protection Series No. 11), as existing on 1 July 2018. > Note: The Security Code of Practice could in 2018 be viewed on ARPANSA’s website (http://www.arpansa.gov.au). > Transport Code means the Code for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material (2014) (Radiation Protection Series C‑2), as existing on 1 July 2018. > Note: The Transport Code could in 2018 be viewed on ARPANSA’s website (http://www.arpansa.gov.au). > unsealed source means controlled material that is not a sealed source. > waste package, in relation to controlled material contained or to be contained in a radioactive waste storage facility or a radioactive waste disposal facility, means the waste form of the controlled material and its container as prepared for handling, transport, storage or disposal.