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Radiation Safety Act 1999
sec.14Requirement for transport licence—transport by road
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### sec.14 Requirement for transport licence—transport by road
Subsection (2) applies if a radioactive substance is being transported by road in a vehicle.
The person in charge of the vehicle must hold a transport licence to transport the substance.
Maximum penalty—
for a radioactive substance that is not a security enhanced source—400 penalty units; or
for a radioactive substance that is a security enhanced source—2,500 penalty units.
Under section 49 (2) , only an individual may apply for a transport licence that allows the transport of a radioactive substance by road.
However, the person is not required to hold a transport licence if the person is helping a transport licensee to transport a radioactive substance, to which the licence relates, by road and the person is in the licensee’s presence.
s 14 amd 2010 No. 8 s 10
(sec.14-ssec.1) Subsection (2) applies if a radioactive substance is being transported by road in a vehicle.
(sec.14-ssec.2) The person in charge of the vehicle must hold a transport licence to transport the substance. Maximum penalty— for a radioactive substance that is not a security enhanced source—400 penalty units; or for a radioactive substance that is a security enhanced source—2,500 penalty units. Under section 49 (2) , only an individual may apply for a transport licence that allows the transport of a radioactive substance by road.
(sec.14-ssec.3) However, the person is not required to hold a transport licence if the person is helping a transport licensee to transport a radioactive substance, to which the licence relates, by road and the person is in the licensee’s presence.
- (a) for a radioactive substance that is not a security enhanced source—400 penalty units; or
- (b) for a radioactive substance that is a security enhanced source—2,500 penalty units.