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Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Regulations 1999
59Effective dose limits
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#### 59 Effective dose limits
(1) The effective dose limit for occupational exposure is 20 mSv annually, averaged over 5 consecutive years.
(2) However, the effective dose for a person subject to occupational exposure must not, in a year, be greater than 50 mSv.
(3) The effective dose limit for public exposure is 1 mSv annually.
(4) The effective dose limit for an unborn child is to be consistent with the effective dose limit for public exposure.
> Note: See also the Planned Exposure Code for the obligation to consider additional controls in relation to female employees who are pregnant.