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sec.81Disclosure of protected information— Act , s 209
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### sec.81 Disclosure of protected information— Act , s 209
For section 209 (4) of the Act , the following purposes are prescribed—
for the development of a plan to avoid or limit the impact of an emergency situation on persons, property or the environment;
to enable a person dealing with an emergency situation to know the hazards, or possible hazards, the person may face in dealing with the emergency situation;
to protect national security, including, for example—
to facilitate the tracking of a radiation source within or outside Australia; and
to enable a State or national alert, advisory documents and other relevant information to be provided about an incident involving a radiation source; and
in the case of a serious breach relating to the security of a radiation source, to enable a coordinated response to be initiated and implemented; and
to monitor and evaluate initiatives implemented to ensure the security of radiation sources; and
to help the development, review or improvement of policies, operational guidelines, codes, standards or legislation relating to national security; and
to develop or implement training programs about the security of radiation sources, including policies, codes, standards or legislation relating to the programs; and
to undertake or facilitate research about best practice associated with the security of radiation sources.
- (a) for the development of a plan to avoid or limit the impact of an emergency situation on persons, property or the environment;
- (b) to enable a person dealing with an emergency situation to know the hazards, or possible hazards, the person may face in dealing with the emergency situation;
- (c) to protect national security, including, for example— (i) to facilitate the tracking of a radiation source within or outside Australia; and (ii) to enable a State or national alert, advisory documents and other relevant information to be provided about an incident involving a radiation source; and (iii) in the case of a serious breach relating to the security of a radiation source, to enable a coordinated response to be initiated and implemented; and (iv) to monitor and evaluate initiatives implemented to ensure the security of radiation sources; and (v) to help the development, review or improvement of policies, operational guidelines, codes, standards or legislation relating to national security; and (vi) to develop or implement training programs about the security of radiation sources, including policies, codes, standards or legislation relating to the programs; and (vii) to undertake or facilitate research about best practice associated with the security of radiation sources.
- (i) to facilitate the tracking of a radiation source within or outside Australia; and
- (ii) to enable a State or national alert, advisory documents and other relevant information to be provided about an incident involving a radiation source; and
- (iii) in the case of a serious breach relating to the security of a radiation source, to enable a coordinated response to be initiated and implemented; and
- (iv) to monitor and evaluate initiatives implemented to ensure the security of radiation sources; and
- (v) to help the development, review or improvement of policies, operational guidelines, codes, standards or legislation relating to national security; and
- (vi) to develop or implement training programs about the security of radiation sources, including policies, codes, standards or legislation relating to the programs; and
- (vii) to undertake or facilitate research about best practice associated with the security of radiation sources.
- (i) to facilitate the tracking of a radiation source within or outside Australia; and
- (ii) to enable a State or national alert, advisory documents and other relevant information to be provided about an incident involving a radiation source; and
- (iii) in the case of a serious breach relating to the security of a radiation source, to enable a coordinated response to be initiated and implemented; and
- (iv) to monitor and evaluate initiatives implemented to ensure the security of radiation sources; and
- (v) to help the development, review or improvement of policies, operational guidelines, codes, standards or legislation relating to national security; and
- (vi) to develop or implement training programs about the security of radiation sources, including policies, codes, standards or legislation relating to the programs; and
- (vii) to undertake or facilitate research about best practice associated with the security of radiation sources.