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Radiation Protection Act 2005
8Duty to ensure harm does not result from radiation source
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8 Duty to ensure harm does not result from radiation source
A person who uses, manufactures, possesses, sells, acquires, stores, transports, installs, services, repairs, disposes of or otherwise deals with a radiation source must take all reasonable and practicable measures to ensure that undertaking that activity does not result in harm to the health or safety of persons or to the environment caused by radiation emitted from the radiation source.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 10 000 penalty units.