Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Regulations 2018
47Application for source licence
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47 Application for source licence
What must be included in application (1) An application for a source licence must include the following: (a) the applicant’s full name, position and business address; (b) a description of the purpose of the dealing to be authorised by the licence; (c) a description of the purpose of the licence; (d) the applicant’s plans and arrangements for managing the controlled material or controlled apparatus to ensure the health and safety of people and the protection of the environment, including the following: (i) arrangements for maintaining effective control of the controlled material or controlled apparatus; (ii) the safety management plan for the controlled material or controlled apparatus; (iii) the radiation protection plan for the controlled material or controlled apparatus; (iv) the radioactive waste management plan for the controlled material or controlled apparatus; (v) the plan for ultimate disposal or transfer of the controlled material or controlled apparatus; (vi) the security plan for the controlled material or controlled apparatus; (vii) the emergency plan for the controlled material or controlled apparatus. Extra information CEO may ask for (2) The CEO may ask an applicant for a source licence to give either or both of the following: (a) some or all of the information and documents described (or about a matter described) in an item of the following table relevant to the licence; (b) other information about the application that is relevant to deciding whether to issue the licence.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" 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>Information and documents CEO may ask applicant for source licence to give</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:5.06%; 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:34.1%; 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>Column 1</span><br><span>Dealing to be authorised by licence</span></p></td><td style="width:60.84%; 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>Column 2</span><br><span>Information or documents CEO may ask for</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:5.06%; 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:34.1%; 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>A dealing with a sealed source</span></p></td><td style="width:60.84%; 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="Tablea"><span>(a) the nuclide, activity, chemical form, encapsulation material and physical form of the sealed source;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the purpose and identification details of the sealed source;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) the place where the sealed source is to be located;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) a copy of any sealed source certificate for the sealed source</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:5.06%; 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>2</span></p></td><td style="width:34.1%; 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>A dealing with an unsealed source</span></p></td><td style="width:60.84%; 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="Tablea"><span>(a) the nuclide, chemical form and physical form of the unsealed source;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the purpose and identification details of the unsealed source;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) the maximum activity of each nuclide to be held on particular premises at any one time;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) the place where the unsealed source is to be located</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:5.06%; 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:34.1%; 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>A dealing with a controlled apparatus that produces ionizing radiation</span></p></td><td style="width:60.84%; 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="Tablea"><span>(a) the purpose and identification details of the controlled apparatus;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the maximum kilovoltage;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) the place where the controlled apparatus is used</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:5.06%; 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>4</span></p></td><td style="width:34.1%; 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>A dealing with a controlled apparatus that produces non</span><span>‑</span><span>ionizing radiation</span></p></td><td style="width:60.84%; 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="Tablea"><span>(a) the purpose and identification details of the controlled apparatus;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the likely exposure levels including the nature of the radiation;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) all output parameters relevant to the likely exposure conditions;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) the place where the controlled apparatus is used</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>