45Duty to comply with dose limits—the Act, s 40(2) and (3)(f), (i2) and (j)

45 Duty to comply with dose limits—the Act, s 40(2) and (3)(f), (i2) and (j)

45 Duty to comply with dose limits—the Act, s 40(2) and (3)(f), (i2) and (j)

(1) An employer must ensure each occupationally exposed person employed by the employer is not exposed to ionising radiation that exceeds the dose limits for the occupationally exposed person set out in Schedule 4.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—250 penalty units, or

(b) otherwise—500 penalty units.

(2) An employer must ensure each occupationally exposed person employed by the employer who is 16 or 17 years of age is exposed to ionising radiation only—

(a) if the person is subject to immediate supervision at the time of exposure, and

(b) for the purposes of the occupationally exposed person’s—

(i) training for employment that involves the use of ionising radiation, or

(ii) participation in a course of study that involves the use of ionising radiation.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—250 penalty units, or

(b) otherwise—500 penalty units.

(3) An employer must ensure each person employed by the employer who is less than 16 years of age is not exposed to ionising radiation during the person’s employment.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—250 penalty units, or

(b) otherwise—500 penalty units.

(4) In this section—

immediate supervision, of a person, means the supervision of the person—

(a) by a qualified person who, at all times when the person is exposed to ionising radiation—

(i) is physically present with the person being supervised, and

(ii) observes and directs as required the use of relevant regulated material, and

(b) for the purposes of ensuring—

(i) the person being supervised follows safe radiation work practices in relation to the use of the material, and