Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Regulations 1999
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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.