sec.13Requirement for use licence

### sec.13 Requirement for use licence A person must not use a radiation source, unless the person is allowed to use it under a use licence. Maximum penalty— for a radiation source that is not a portable security enhanced source—400 penalty units; or for a portable security enhanced source—2,500 penalty units. A person who uses a radiation source to irradiate another person as part of a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure must do so under a use licence allowing the use of the source to carry out the procedure. Under section 49 (2) , only an individual may apply for a use licence. Subsection (1) does not apply to a person if— the person is using the source in the presence, and under the personal supervision, of a use licensee who is allowed, under the licence, to use the source to carry out a radiation practice; and the use is for the purpose of— helping the licensee to carry out the practice, if the practice is a prescribed radiation practice; or the person undergoing training prescribed under a regulation. In this section— prescribed radiation practice means a radiation practice, other than the carrying out of a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure involving the irradiation of another person, prescribed under a regulation. s 13 amd 2010 No. 8 s 9 (sec.13-ssec.1) A person must not use a radiation source, unless the person is allowed to use it under a use licence. Maximum penalty— for a radiation source that is not a portable security enhanced source—400 penalty units; or for a portable security enhanced source—2,500 penalty units. A person who uses a radiation source to irradiate another person as part of a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure must do so under a use licence allowing the use of the source to carry out the procedure. Under section 49 (2) , only an individual may apply for a use licence. (sec.13-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person if— the person is using the source in the presence, and under the personal supervision, of a use licensee who is allowed, under the licence, to use the source to carry out a radiation practice; and the use is for the purpose of— helping the licensee to carry out the practice, if the practice is a prescribed radiation practice; or the person undergoing training prescribed under a regulation. (sec.13-ssec.3) In this section— prescribed radiation practice means a radiation practice, other than the carrying out of a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure involving the irradiation of another person, prescribed under a regulation. - (a) for a radiation source that is not a portable security enhanced source—400 penalty units; or - (b) for a portable security enhanced source—2,500 penalty units. - (a) the person is using the source in the presence, and under the personal supervision, of a use licensee who is allowed, under the licence, to use the source to carry out a radiation practice; and - (b) the use is for the purpose of— (i) helping the licensee to carry out the practice, if the practice is a prescribed radiation practice; or (ii) the person undergoing training prescribed under a regulation. - (i) helping the licensee to carry out the practice, if the practice is a prescribed radiation practice; or - (ii) the person undergoing training prescribed under a regulation. - (i) helping the licensee to carry out the practice, if the practice is a prescribed radiation practice; or - (ii) the person undergoing training prescribed under a regulation.