Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Amendment Regulations 2001 (No. 1) (Cth)

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Amendment Regulations 2001 (No. 1)1

Statutory Rules 2001 No. 2712

I, PETER JOHN HOLLINGWORTH, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998.

Dated 27 September 2001

PETER HOLLINGWORTH

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command

GRANT TAMBLING

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health

and Aged Care

1Name of Regulations

 These Regulations are the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Amendment Regulations 2001 (No. 1).

2Commencement

 These Regulations commence on gazettal.

3Amendment of Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Regulations 1999

Schedule 1 amends the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Regulations 1999.

Schedule 1Amendments

(regulation 3)

  

[1]After regulation 65

insert

65ANon-applicable State and Territory laws

For section 83 of the Act, each State or Territory law, or provision of each State or Territory law, mentioned in Schedule 6 is prescribed.

[2]Schedule 2, Part 1, item 4, column 2, paragraph (c)

omit

Code of Practice for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Substances

insert

Code of Practice for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material

[3]After Schedule 5

insert

Schedule 6Non-applicable State and Territory laws

(regulation 65A)

• 1.

  Radiation Control Act 1990 (NSW).

• 2.

  Health Act 1958 (Vic), Part 5, Division 2AA.

• 3.

  Radiation Safety Act 1999 (Qld).

• 4.

  Radiation Safety Act 1975 (WA).

• 5.

  Radiation Protection and Control Act 1982 (SA).

• 6.

  Radiation Control Act 1977 (Tas).

• 7.

  Radiation Act 1983 (ACT).

• 8.

  Radiation (Safety Control) Act (NT).

[4]Dictionary, after definition of Code of Practice for the Near-Surface Disposal of Radioactive Waste in Australia

insert

Code of Practice for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material means the document of that title published in September 2001 by the CEO of the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency.

[5]Further amendments — Code of Practice for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material

The following provisions are amended by omitting ‘Code of Practice for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Substances’ and inserting ‘Code of Practice for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material’:

• •

  paragraphs 48 (2) (b) and (3) (c)

• •

  paragraph 62A (2) (c).

Notes

1. These Regulations amend Statutory Rules 1999 No. 37, as amended by 1999 No. 97; 2000 Nos. 306 and 330.

2. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette