Protection from Harmful Radiation Act 1990
14AImplementation of security measures
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14A Implementation of security measures
14A Implementation of security measures
(1) Each person responsible for a security enhanced source must ensure that the source is protected by any security protection measure prescribed by the regulations with respect to the source.
Maximum penalty—1,500 penalty units in the case of a corporation or 250 penalty units in any other case.
(2) A person must not interfere with any security protection measure prescribed with respect to a security enhanced source unless the interference—
(a) occurs during repair or maintenance, but only if the security protection measure complies with this section following the repair or maintenance, or
(b) is to a security protection measure that is no longer required under this section, or
(c) is by the Authority or an authorised officer or by a person acting in accordance with a direction or notice under this Act, or
(d) occurs in circumstances prescribed by the regulations.
Maximum penalty—1,500 penalty units in the case of a corporation or 250 penalty units in any other case.
(3) In this section—
interfere with any security protection measure includes removal of or damage to the measure, altering the measure so that it is less effective or rendering the measure ineffective.
s 14A: Ins 2010 No 91, Sch 1 [5].