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Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Regulations 2018
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Dealings that are exempt unless declared (1) For the purposes of paragraph 31(1)(b) of the Act, a dealing that is described in an item of the following table is an exempt dealing unless the dealing is declared under subsection (2) of this section.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="2" style="border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Exempt dealings</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:5.02%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:94.98%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Description of dealing</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:5.02%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:94.98%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The dealing is with a controlled material that has:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) an activity concentration less than the activity concentration value for the material set out in Part</span><span> </span><span>1 of Schedule</span><span> </span><span>1; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) an activity less than the activity value for the material set out in that Part</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:5.02%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:94.98%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The dealing is mixing 2 or more controlled materials, and either of the following totals is one or less:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) the total (for all of the materials) of the results of dividing the activity for each material by the activity value for the material set out in Part</span><span> </span><span>1 of Schedule</span><span> </span><span>1;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the total (for all of the materials) of the results of dividing the activity concentration for each material by the activity concentration value set out in Part</span><span> </span><span>1 of Schedule</span><span> </span><span>1 for the material</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:5.02%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:94.98%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The dealing:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) is with radon</span><span>‑</span><span>222 with an activity concentration of less than 1,000 Bq/m</span><span style="font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:super">3</span><span> occurring naturally in a workplace; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) either:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) does not involve any other controlled material; or</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) involves another controlled material whose use in the dealing is an exempt dealing (apart from this item)</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:57.9pt"><td style="width:5.02%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>4</span></p></td><td style="width:94.98%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The dealing:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) is with depleted uranium that:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) is being used as radiation shielding in a container for controlled materials; and</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) is completely contained in an appropriate metallic sheath; and</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(iii) is in a container for controlled materials that complies with the requirements in the Transport Code; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) is not with any other controlled material</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:5.02%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>5</span></p></td><td style="width:94.98%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The dealing:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) is with depleted uranium that is in solid massive form used for ballast; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) is not with any other controlled material</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:5.02%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>6</span></p></td><td style="width:94.98%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The dealing:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) is with a smoke detector designed and made in accordance with Australian Standard AS 3786:2014: </span><span style="font-style:italic">Smoke Alarms using scattered light, transmitted light or ionization</span><span>, as existing on 8</span><span> </span><span>December 2018; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) is not repair or maintenance of the detector</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:5.02%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>7</span></p></td><td style="width:94.98%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The dealing is with any of the following items and no other controlled apparatus or controlled material:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) a television receiver;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) a visual display terminal;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) a cathode ray tube;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(e) an electron microscope;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(f) arc welding equipment;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(i) radar equipment used for detection and ranging;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(j) radiofrequency equipment used for communications;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(k) an artificial optical source emitting ultraviolet A radiation (315—400 nm);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(l) a completely enclosed apparatus containing an ultraviolet radiation light source (e.g. a spectrophotometer);</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(m) a biological safety cabinet (laminar flow or biohazard) with a failsafe interlocking system;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(n) a laser product with an accessible emission that does not exceed the accessible emission limits of a Class 3R laser product, as set out in AS/NZS IEC 60825.1:2014;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(o) an optical fibre communication system that does not exceed the hazard level 3R, as set out in</span><span style="font-style:italic"> </span><span>AS/NZS IEC 60825.2:2011;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(p) a klystron;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(q) a range finder with power less than 5 milliwatts;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(r) an optical light source that:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) emits infra</span><span>‑</span><span>red or visible light at a level not exceeding the exposure limits mentioned in AS/NZS IEC 62471:2011; and</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) is not a laser product</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:5.02%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>8</span></p></td><td style="width:94.98%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The dealing is with a sealed source used for teaching the characteristics and properties of radiation or radiation sources, and the sealed source contains one or more of the following:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) cobalt</span><span>‑</span><span>60 with an activity not greater than 200 kBq;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) strontium</span><span>‑</span><span>90 with an activity not greater than 80 kBq;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) caesium</span><span>‑</span><span>137 with an activity not greater than 200 kBq;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) radium</span><span>‑</span><span>226 with an activity not greater than 20 kBq;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(e) americium</span><span>‑</span><span>241 with an activity not greater than 40 kBq</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:5.02%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>9</span></p></td><td style="width:94.98%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The dealing is with a geological sample that:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) contains radioactive material that emits radiation at a level not exceeding 5 micrograys an hour, measured at a distance of 10 cm from its surface; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) is being used as a sample in teaching or for display as a geological specimen</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:5.02%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>10</span></p></td><td style="width:94.98%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The dealing is with a gaseous tritium light device that:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) is used solely for safety purposes; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) includes not greater than 74 GBq of tritium;</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>and no other controlled apparatus or controlled material</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:5.02%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>11</span></p></td><td style="width:94.98%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The dealing is with an electron capture detector or similar device used in gas chromatography containing:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) a nickel</span><span>‑</span><span>63 sealed source with activity not greater than 750 MBq; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) a tritium source with activity not greater than 20 GBq;</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>and no other controlled apparatus or controlled material</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:5.02%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>12</span></p></td><td style="width:94.98%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The dealing is with lighting products that include krypton</span><span>‑</span><span>85 and no other controlled apparatus or controlled material</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
Exception to exemption for declared risk of non‑trivial dose (2) The CEO may declare, in writing, that a particular dealing described in the table in subsection (1) is a dealing for which: (a) under reasonably foreseeable circumstances, the effective dose to an individual is likely to be greater than 10 microsieverts in a year; or (b) an accident, misuse or exceptional circumstance affecting the dealing is likely to produce an effective dose to an individual greater than 1 mSv in a year.
Note: A decision to make a declaration under this subsection is reviewable under section 86.
Exemption by declaration of dealings not covered by subsection (1) (3) For the purposes of paragraph 31(1)(b) of the Act, a dealing that is declared under subsection (4) or (5) of this section is an exempt dealing.
Note: A decision to refuse to make a declaration under subsection (4) or (5) is reviewable under section 86.
Declaration of low‑dose dealing (4) The CEO may declare, in writing, that a particular dealing that is not described in the table in subsection (1) is a dealing for which: (a) under reasonably foreseeable circumstances, the effective dose to an individual is likely to be not greater than 10 microsieverts in a year; or (b) an accident, misuse or exceptional circumstance affecting the dealing is not likely to produce an effective dose to an individual greater than 1 mSv in a year. Declaration of low‑risk dealings (5) The CEO may declare, in writing, that: (a) a particular dealing that is not described in an item in the table in subsection (1) is a dealing involving: (i) a radiological emergency or its after‑effects; or (ii) the after‑effects of a previous dealing; or (iii) naturally occurring materials; or (iv) bulk material with a mass of more than 1,000 kg; and (b) an assessment of the magnitude of individual doses, the number of people exposed and the likelihood that potential exposure will actually occur justifies the dealing being exempt. Publication of declarations (6) The CEO must publish a declaration under subsection (2), (4) or (5) on ARPANSA’s website as soon as practicable after making it.