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Radiation Safety Act 1999
sec.19Circumstances for giving certificate of compliance
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### sec.19 Circumstances for giving certificate of compliance
An accredited person may issue a certificate of compliance for—
a radiation source to be used to carry out a radiation practice; or
the premises at which a radiation source is to be used to carry out a radiation practice; or
the premises at which a radioactive substance is to be stored.
The certificate of compliance must state that the source or premises comply with the relevant radiation safety standard.
However, an accredited person must not issue a certificate of compliance for a radiation source or premises unless, under the person’s accreditation certificate, the person is allowed to issue the certificate of compliance for the source or premises.
Subsection (5) applies in relation to a radiation source or premises if there is a relevant radiation safety standard for the source or premises.
An accredited person must not issue a certificate of compliance for the source or premises unless the person is satisfied the source or premises comply with the standard.
A certificate of compliance must be in the approved form.
See section 82 (1) (c) for an effect of a contravention of subsection (3) or (5) .
(sec.19-ssec.1) An accredited person may issue a certificate of compliance for— a radiation source to be used to carry out a radiation practice; or the premises at which a radiation source is to be used to carry out a radiation practice; or the premises at which a radioactive substance is to be stored.
(sec.19-ssec.2) The certificate of compliance must state that the source or premises comply with the relevant radiation safety standard.
(sec.19-ssec.3) However, an accredited person must not issue a certificate of compliance for a radiation source or premises unless, under the person’s accreditation certificate, the person is allowed to issue the certificate of compliance for the source or premises.
(sec.19-ssec.4) Subsection (5) applies in relation to a radiation source or premises if there is a relevant radiation safety standard for the source or premises.
(sec.19-ssec.5) An accredited person must not issue a certificate of compliance for the source or premises unless the person is satisfied the source or premises comply with the standard.
(sec.19-ssec.6) A certificate of compliance must be in the approved form. See section 82 (1) (c) for an effect of a contravention of subsection (3) or (5) .
- (a) a radiation source to be used to carry out a radiation practice; or
- (b) the premises at which a radiation source is to be used to carry out a radiation practice; or
- (c) the premises at which a radioactive substance is to be stored.