1Radiation Safety (Qualifications) Regulations 1980

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Radiation Safety Act 1975

Radiation Safety (Qualifications) Regulations 1980

Western Australia

Radiation Safety (Qualifications) Regulations 1980

Contents

1. Citation 1

2. Term used: approved 1

3. Qualifications required of persons engaged in certain activities 1

4. Council may require qualifications of certain persons 2

5. Syllabus for examination in radiation safety 2

5A. Fees 3

6. Penalty 3

Schedule 1

Schedule 2 — Fees for examinations

Notes

Compilation table 6

Defined terms

Radiation Safety Act 1975

Radiation Safety (Qualifications) Regulations 1980

1. Citation

These regulations may be cited as the Radiation Safety (Qualifications) Regulations 1980.

2. Term used: approved

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —

approved means approved by the Council.

[Regulation 2 amended: Gazette 20 Jul 1990 p. 3466; 14 Sep 1999 p. 4530.]

3. Qualifications required of persons engaged in certain activities

(1) A person shall not engage in —

(a) the use of —

(i) irradiating apparatus for chiropractic radiography or industrial radiography; or

(ii) radioactive substances for industrial radiography or veterinary therapy;

[(b) deleted]

(c) the installation or repair of —

(i) X‑ray apparatus; or

(ii) equipment incorporating radioactive substances,

unless he has passed an examination in radiation safety conducted by or on behalf of the Council, possesses an approved qualification in radiation safety or has been exempted from compliance with this subregulation under subregulation (2).

(2) The Council may, on the application of a person who wishes to engage in one or more of the activities referred to in paragraphs (a) and (c) of subregulation (1), exempt that person from compliance with that subregulation subject to such conditions, restrictions or limitations as the Council may under section 36 of the Act impose.

[Regulation 3 amended: Gazette 14 Sep 1999 p. 4530.]

4. Council may require qualifications of certain persons

The Council may, for the purpose of ensuring that a person who wishes to operate or use a particular type of radioactive substance, irradiating apparatus or electronic product, other than a radioactive substance, irradiating apparatus or electronic product referred to in regulation 3(1), for a purpose referred to in section 26(1)(a) of the Act is capable of doing so safely, require that person to pass an examination in radiation safety conducted by or on behalf of the Council or to possess an approved qualification in radiation safety within such period as is specified in that requirement.