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1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Radiation Protection Act 2004. 2 Commencement This Act comes into operation on the date fixed by the Administrator by notice in the Gazette. Division 2 Objects of Act 3 Objects The objects of this Act are to: (a) ensure the health and safety of people by protecting them from harmful effects of radiation; and (b) protect the environment from harmful effects of radiation. Division 3 Interpretation 4 Definitions In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears: accepted representations has the meaning in section 37(2). approved form means a form approved under section 87.

Part 1 Preliminary Division 3 Interpretation Radiation Protection Act 2004 2 approved radiation protection plan, for a radiation practice, means a radiation protection plan approved by the Chief Health Officer for the practice, and includes the plan as changed in accordance with conditions of the licence to which the practice relates. authorised officer means a person holding office as an authorised officer under an appointment under section 48(1). authority means a licence, certificate of registration or certificate of accreditation. carry out, a radiation practice, means the actual performance of the practice by a natural person. certificate of accreditation means a certificate of accreditation issued under section 27 authorising the holder to carry out work on a radiation source. certificate of compliance, for a radiation source or radiation place, means a certificate of compliance issued under section 20 by the holder of a certificate of accreditation authorised to issue it for the source or place. certificate of registration means a certificate of registration issued under section 27 for the registration of a radiation source or place where a radiation source is used or stored. code of practice means a code of practice approved under section 55. contravene includes fail to comply with. dose, of radiation, means the measure of radiation received by a person or thing. dose limit means the maximum dose of radiation a person may receive during a particular period. enter, a place, includes to board the place. environment means land, air, water, organisms and ecosystems, and includes: (a) the well-being of humans; (b) structures made or modified by humans; (c) the amenity values of an area; and

Part 1 Preliminary Division 3 Interpretation Radiation Protection Act 2004 3 (d) economic, cultural and social conditions. executive officer, of a body corporate, means a person who is concerned with, or takes part in, the management of the body corporate, (whether or not the person is a director or the person's position is given the name of executive officer), and includes a constituent member of a body corporate incorporated for a public purpose by a law of the Commonwealth or a State or Territory. false or misleading includes false or misleading because of the omission of a statement. guidelines means guidelines issued under section 54. ionising radiation has the meaning in section 5(2). licence means a licence issued under section 27 authorising the holder to manufacture, sell, acquire, possess, use, store, transport, dispose of or otherwise deal with a radiation source. mining site, for Part 3A, see section 47A. non-ionising radiation has the meaning in section 5(3). occupier, of a place: (a) means: (i) the person in occupation or control of the place; or (ii) if the place has different parts occupied or controlled by different persons – the person in occupation or control of the part concerned; and (b) for Part 5 – includes a person who reasonably appears to be an occupier of the place. operator, for Part 3A, see section 47A. personal radiation exposure record, for Part 3A, see section 47A. place includes vacant land, premises and a vehicle. possess, for a radiation source, includes having the source under control in any place, whether or not another person has the custody of the source. premises includes: (a) a building or structure;