12Notification of dangerous event

12 Notification of dangerous event

(1)  In this section –

dangerous event means one or more of the following events:

(a) a radiation source is, or appears to have been, lost or stolen;

(b) there is a radiation incident in relation to a radiation source for which there is no approved radiation management plan for the radiation practice being carried out with the source at the time or, if there is such an approved radiation management plan, that plan does not include a remediation procedure;

(c) equipment that uses, measures or controls radiation emitted from a radiation source malfunctions with the result or likely result that –

(i) there is or will be an unintended emission of the radiation; or

(ii) a person is or will be unintentionally exposed to the radiation;

radiation incident means an incident adversely affecting, or likely to adversely affect, the environment or the health or safety of any person because of the emission of radiation;

remediation procedure, for a radiation incident, means a procedure designed to minimise the radiation hazard arising from the incident.

(2)  Immediately following the occurrence of a dangerous event, the person possessing the radiation source must give the Director of Public Health an oral or written notice of that event that contains sufficient particulars to identify the radiation source and, if known, the location of the radiation source.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 500 penalty units.

(3)  If the notice under subsection (2) is given orally, the person who gave the notice must give the Director of Public Health a written notice confirming the oral notice within 7 days after the occurrence of the dangerous event.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 500 penalty units.