sec.224Radiation safety officers

### sec.224 Radiation safety officers This section applies in relation to a deemed possession licence during the currency of the licence. Part 6, division 2 does not apply to the holder of the licence or the radiation practice for which the licensee is allowed, under the licence, to possess a radiation source. If, immediately before the commencement, there was a radiation safety officer appointed under the repealed Act for the practice (the appointed person ), the appointed person is taken to be a radiation safety officer, under this Act, for the practice. If for any reason there is not an appointed person, or a radiation safety officer appointed under this subsection, for the practice, the holder of the licence must as soon as practicable appoint a qualified person as a radiation safety officer for the practice. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. An appointed person, or a radiation safety officer appointed under subsection (4), has the following functions— to identify ways of minimising the radiation doses received by persons from the source; to provide, or arrange for the provision of, training about radiation hazards and safe working practices, in relation to the carrying out of the practice, to— persons carrying out the practice; and the holder’s employees, and other persons working for the holder, who may be exposed to radiation emitted from the source; and other persons prescribed under a regulation; to provide, or arrange for the provision of, training to the persons mentioned in paragraph (b) about precautions that need to be taken to ensure radiation doses received by the persons and other persons from the source, are— for ionising radiation—below the radiation dose limit prescribed under a regulation and as low as reasonably achievable; or for non-ionising radiation—below the radiation dose limit prescribed under a regulation and minimised as far as is practicable. If the appointed person, or radiation safety officer appointed under subsection (4), is not also the holder of the licence, the person or officer also has the following functions— to advise the holder of the ways, identified under subsection (5)(a), of minimising the radiation doses received by persons from the source; to advise the holder if any conditions of the licence, of which the person or officer is aware, are not being complied with and make recommendations to the holder as to what action needs to be taken to ensure compliance. (sec.224-ssec.1) This section applies in relation to a deemed possession licence during the currency of the licence. (sec.224-ssec.2) Part 6, division 2 does not apply to the holder of the licence or the radiation practice for which the licensee is allowed, under the licence, to possess a radiation source. (sec.224-ssec.3) If, immediately before the commencement, there was a radiation safety officer appointed under the repealed Act for the practice (the appointed person ), the appointed person is taken to be a radiation safety officer, under this Act, for the practice. (sec.224-ssec.4) If for any reason there is not an appointed person, or a radiation safety officer appointed under this subsection, for the practice, the holder of the licence must as soon as practicable appoint a qualified person as a radiation safety officer for the practice. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.224-ssec.5) An appointed person, or a radiation safety officer appointed under subsection (4), has the following functions— to identify ways of minimising the radiation doses received by persons from the source; to provide, or arrange for the provision of, training about radiation hazards and safe working practices, in relation to the carrying out of the practice, to— persons carrying out the practice; and the holder’s employees, and other persons working for the holder, who may be exposed to radiation emitted from the source; and other persons prescribed under a regulation; to provide, or arrange for the provision of, training to the persons mentioned in paragraph (b) about precautions that need to be taken to ensure radiation doses received by the persons and other persons from the source, are— for ionising radiation—below the radiation dose limit prescribed under a regulation and as low as reasonably achievable; or for non-ionising radiation—below the radiation dose limit prescribed under a regulation and minimised as far as is practicable. (sec.224-ssec.6) If the appointed person, or radiation safety officer appointed under subsection (4), is not also the holder of the licence, the person or officer also has the following functions— to advise the holder of the ways, identified under subsection (5)(a), of minimising the radiation doses received by persons from the source; to advise the holder if any conditions of the licence, of which the person or officer is aware, are not being complied with and make recommendations to the holder as to what action needs to be taken to ensure compliance. - (a) to identify ways of minimising the radiation doses received by persons from the source; - (b) to provide, or arrange for the provision of, training about radiation hazards and safe working practices, in relation to the carrying out of the practice, to— (i) persons carrying out the practice; and (ii) the holder’s employees, and other persons working for the holder, who may be exposed to radiation emitted from the source; and (iii) other persons prescribed under a regulation; - (i) persons carrying out the practice; and - (ii) the holder’s employees, and other persons working for the holder, who may be exposed to radiation emitted from the source; and - (iii) other persons prescribed under a regulation; - (c) to provide, or arrange for the provision of, training to the persons mentioned in paragraph (b) about precautions that need to be taken to ensure radiation doses received by the persons and other persons from the source, are— (i) for ionising radiation—below the radiation dose limit prescribed under a regulation and as low as reasonably achievable; or (ii) for non-ionising radiation—below the radiation dose limit prescribed under a regulation and minimised as far as is practicable. - (i) for ionising radiation—below the radiation dose limit prescribed under a regulation and as low as reasonably achievable; or - (ii) for non-ionising radiation—below the radiation dose limit prescribed under a regulation and minimised as far as is practicable. - (i) persons carrying out the practice; and - (ii) the holder’s employees, and other persons working for the holder, who may be exposed to radiation emitted from the source; and - (iii) other persons prescribed under a regulation; - (i) for ionising radiation—below the radiation dose limit prescribed under a regulation and as low as reasonably achievable; or - (ii) for non-ionising radiation—below the radiation dose limit prescribed under a regulation and minimised as far as is practicable. - (a) to advise the holder of the ways, identified under subsection (5)(a), of minimising the radiation doses received by persons from the source; - (b) to advise the holder if any conditions of the licence, of which the person or officer is aware, are not being complied with and make recommendations to the holder as to what action needs to be taken to ensure compliance.