Radiation Protection and Control (Licences and Registration) Amendment Act 2011 (SA)

South Australia

Radiation Protection and Control (Licences and Registration) Amendment Act 2011

An Act to amend the Radiation Protection and Control Act 1982.

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:

Part 1Preliminary1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Radiation Protection and Control (Licences and Registration) Amendment Act 2011.

2Commencement

This Act will come into operation on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

3Amendment provisions

In this Act, a provision under a heading referring to the amendment of a specified Act amends the Act so specified.

Part 2Amendment of Radiation Protection and Control Act 19824Amendment of section 5 – Interpretation

Section 5, definition of mining, paragraph (h)—delete "excavation" and substitute:

exploration

5Amendment of section 28 – Licence to use or handle radioactive substances

Section 28(2)—delete subsection (2) and substitute:

1. (2)

   Subsection (1) does not apply to a person or substance of a prescribed class.

6Amendment of section 29 – Registration of premises in which unsealed radioactive substances are handled or kept

Section 29(3)—delete subsection (3) and substitute:

1. (3)

   Subsection (1) does not apply to premises or a substance of a prescribed class.