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47Employers may be directed to submit radiation management plan—the Act, s 40(2) and (3)(e), (f), (i2) and (j)
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#### 47 Employers may be directed to submit radiation management plan—the Act, s 40(2) and (3)(e), (f), (i2) and (j)
47 Employers may be directed to submit radiation management plan—the Act, s 40(2) and (3)(e), (f), (i2) and (j)
> > (1) The Authority may, by written notice served on an employer, direct the employer to—
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> > > (a) submit to the Authority for approval a copy of a radiation management plan required under the licence condition imposed by section 11, or
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> > > (b) if a radiation management plan is not required under the condition—
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> > > > (i) prepare or adopt a radiation management plan that complies with the condition imposed under section 11(2), and
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> > > > (ii) submit a copy of the plan to the Authority for approval.
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> > (2) The direction may specify a time within which the employer must comply with the direction.
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> > (3) The employer must comply with the direction.
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> > Maximum penalty—
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> > > (a) for an individual—250 penalty units, or
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> > > (b) otherwise—500 penalty units.
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> > (4) An employer whose radiation management plan has been approved by the Authority must ensure the plan is implemented, including by—
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> > > (a) ensuring a copy of the plan is available to—
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> > > > (i) all persons who use the regulated material, and
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> > > > (ii) all occupationally exposed persons employed by the employer, and
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> > > (b) taking all reasonable steps to ensure the procedures set out in the plan for the use of radioactive substances and ionising radiation apparatus are followed by—
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> > > > (i) all persons who use the regulated material, and
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> > > > (ii) all occupationally exposed persons employed by the employer.
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> > Maximum penalty—
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> > > (a) for an individual—250 penalty units, or
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> > > (b) otherwise—500 penalty units.
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> > (5) The Authority must not approve a radiation management plan unless the Authority is satisfied the plan complies with the relevant requirements relating to the preparation of a radiation management plan under an adopted National Directory document.