5Requirements for issue of certificates of compliance for radiation sources and radiation places

5 Requirements for issue of certificates of compliance for radiation sources and radiation places

(1)  In this regulation –

ISO Standard means a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization, as amended or substituted from time to time;

overpack has the meaning given in Section II, paragraph 229 of the International Regulations.

(2)  For the purposes of section 17(1)(a)(i) of the Act, the following are prescribed specifications relating to sealed source capsules used for industrial radiography:

(a) the capsules must –

(i) meet the requirements of ISO Standard 2919:2012, as expressed in table 3 of that ISO Standard; or

(ii) be otherwise designed and constructed so that the radioactive material remains enclosed within the capsule so as to prevent escape of the radioactive material during normal use and in the event of an accident;

(b) the design of the capsules must have current unilateral approval as special form radioactive material as required by paragraph 803 of the International Regulations.

(3)  For the purposes of section 17(1)(a)(ii) of the Act, the following are prescribed specifications relating to a container for a sealed source used for industrial radiography, other than a sealed source used for an X-ray crawler control source:

(a) the container must comply with the Code of practice for the safe use of industrial radiography equipment (1989) published by the NHMRC under the National Health and Medical Research Council Act 1992 of the Commonwealth, as in force immediately before its rescission by the NHMRC;

(b) the container must –

(i) have current unilateral approval as a Type B(U) package as required by paragraph 806 of the International Regulations; or

(ii) be transported in an overpack that has been approved by the Director of Public Health.