Radiation Regulations 2017 (Vic)
Version No. 001
Radiation Regulations 2017
S.R. No. 83/2017
Version as at
27 August 2017
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Regulation Page
1Objectives
2Authorising provision
3Commencement
4Revocations
5Definitions
6Radioactive material—prescribed activity concentration and activity level for the purposes of the definition in section 3(1) of the Act
7Radioactive material—prescribed circumstances
8Prescribed identification document
9Prescribed radiation facility
10Activity ratios for sealed sources—prescribed radionuclides
11Radiation dose limits
12Radiation sources
13Certificates of compliance
14Application for use licence—fee
15Application for management licence—fee
16Application for a tester's approval—fee
17Renewal of a use licence—fee
18Renewal of a management licence—fee
19Renewal of a tester's approval—fee
20Refund of authority fee component if application refused or withdrawn
21Secretary may reduce, waive or refund payment of application for use licence fee
22Review of approved security plans
Schedule 1—Activity concentrations and activities of radionuclides
Schedule 2—Identification documents
Schedule 3—Activity ratios for sealed sources—prescribed radionuclide values
Schedule 4—Radiation dose limits
Schedule 5—Prescribed radiation sources used for human diagnostic purposes
Schedule 6—Certificates of compliance
Schedule 7—Possession of radiation sources licence fees
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Endnotes
1 General information
2 Table of Amendments
3 Amendments Not in Operation
4 Explanatory details
Version No. 001
Radiation Regulations 2017
S.R. No. 83/2017
Version as at
27 August 2017
1Objectives
The objectives of these Regulations are—
(a)to prescribe the activity concentration and activity of material that spontaneously emits ionising radiation and the prescribed circumstances for the purposes of the definition of radioactive material; and
(b)to prescribe radiation dose limits; and
(c)to prescribe the radiation sources that require a current certificate of compliance prior to use of the source; and
(d)to prescribe the date of expiry for certificates of compliance issued in respect of prescribed radiation sources; and
(e)to prescribe fees; and
(f)to prescribe other matters required to give effect to the Radiation Act 2005.
2Authorising provision
These Regulations are made under section 139 of the Radiation Act 2005.
3Commencement
These Regulations come into operation on 27 August 2017.
4Revocations
The following Regulations are revoked—
(a)the Radiation Regulations 2007[1];
(b)the Radiation Amendment (Tanning Units and Fees) Regulations 2008[2].
5Definitions
In these Regulations—
effective dose means the sum of the weighted equivalent doses in all the tissues and organs of the body and is determined by the formula—
where—
Eis the effective dose;
WT is the tissue weighting factor for tissue or organ T;
HTis the equivalent dose in tissue or organ T;
equivalent dose means the absorbed dose averaged over a tissue or organ modified by the radiation weighting factor, WR and is determined by the formula—
where—
HT is the equivalent dose in tissue or organ T;
DT, R is the absorbed dose averaged over the tissue or organ T, due to radiation R;
medical exposure means—
(a)the receipt of a radiation dose by a patient during the course of, or for the purposes of, a diagnosis or treatment of an injury or illness of the patient; or
(b)an exposure of a person to an emission of radiation (other than occupational exposure) knowingly incurred by that person while supporting and comforting a patient receiving a radiation dose during the course of, or for the purposes of a diagnosis or treatment of, an injury or illness of the patient; or
(c)the receipt of a radiation dose by a volunteer during the course of medical research;
occupational exposure means the exposure to an emission of radiation of a person using a radiation source or directly conducting a radiation practice;
public exposure means the exposure of a person to an emission of radiation that is not occupational exposure or medical exposure;
the Act means the Radiation Act 2005.
6Radioactive material—prescribed activity concentration and activity level for the purposes of the definition in section 3(1) of the Act
For the purposes of paragraphs (a) and (b)(i) of the definition of radioactive material in section 3(1) of the Act—
(a)the prescribed activity concentration for a material that is a radionuclide specified in Column 1 of Schedule 1 is the activity concentration specified in Column 2 of that Schedule opposite that radionuclide; and
(b)the prescribed activity for a material that is a radionuclide specified in Column 1 of Schedule 1 is the activity specified in Column 3 of that Schedule opposite that radionuclide.
7Radioactive material—prescribed circumstances
For the purposes of paragraph (b)(ii) of the definition of radioactive material in section 3(1) of the Act, the prescribed circumstance is that there are 2 or more materials that are radionuclides specified in Column 1 of
Schedule 1 occurring in combination and—(a)the sum of the fractions obtained by dividing the activity concentration of each radionuclide present by the activity concentration specified in Column 2 of that Schedule opposite each radionuclide, is equal to, or exceeds, 1; and
(b)the sum of the fractions obtained by dividing the activity of each radionuclide present by the activity specified in Column 3 of that Schedule opposite each radionuclide is equal to, or exceeds, 1.
8Prescribed identification document
(1)Subject to subregulation (2), for the purposes of the definition of identification document in section 3(1) of the Act, the prescribed document is at least one original document from each of the following categories of identity document—
(a)Category 1 of Schedule 2;
(b)Category 2 of Schedule 2;
(c)Category 3 of Schedule 2;
(d)Category 4 of Schedule 2.
(2)An identification document referred to in subregulation (1) is not required if the person produces—
(a)an Aviation Security Identification Card issued under the Aviation Transport Security Regulations 2005 of the Commonwealth; or
(b)a Maritime Security Identification Card issued under the Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Regulations 2003 of the Commonwealth.
Note
Under section 67A of the Act the Secretary may prepare guidelines for the purposes of Schedule 2.
9Prescribed radiation facility
For the purposes of the definition of radiation facility in section 3(1) of the Act, a facility that is prescribed to be a radiation facility includes premises used or proposed to be used to house, possess, store or permit the use of any high consequence sealed source or high consequence group of sealed sources.
10Activity ratios for sealed sources—prescribed radionuclides
(1)For the purposes of section 3A of the Act, in relation to value A in the formula, the prescribed radionuclide is a radionuclide set out in Column 1 of the table in Schedule 3.
(2)For the purposes of section 3A of the Act, in relation to value D in the formula, the value specified for the prescribed radionuclide is the value set out in Column 2 of the table in Schedule 3 that is opposite to the radionuclide referred to in subregulation (1).
11Radiation dose limits
(1)For the purposes of section 22(1) and (2) of the Act the prescribed radiation dose limit is—
(a)unless paragraph (c) applies, in the case of occupational exposure—the relevant limit specified in table A of Schedule 4; or
(b)in the case of public exposure—the relevant limit specified in table B of Schedule 4; or
(c)in the case of a pregnant woman using a radiation source or directly conducting a radiation practice who has notified the relevant management licence holder that she is pregnant—
(i)in relation to all parts of the woman's body except her uterus—the relevant limit specified in table A of Schedule 4; and
(ii)in relation to the woman's uterus—the relevant limit specified in table B of Schedule 4.
(2)In regulation 11(1)(c) relevant management licence holder means the management licence holder who conducts a radiation practice in relation to the radiation source—
(a)being used by the pregnant woman; or
(b)in relation to which the pregnant woman directly conducts the radiation practice.
12Radiation sources
For the purposes of the definition of prescribed radiation source in section 24 of the Act, the prescribed radiation sources are the radiation sources that are used for human diagnostic purposes specified in Schedule 5.
13Certificates of compliance
For the purposes of section 33 of the Act, the prescribed expiry date for a certificate issued in respect of a prescribed radiation source is the date specified in Column 2 of Schedule 6 opposite the prescribed radiation source specified in Column 1 of that Schedule.
14Application for use licence—fee
For the purposes of section 38(c)(ii) of the Act, the prescribed fee for an application for a use licence is the sum of—
(a)the application processing component of 4·5 fee units; and
(b)if the application for a licence is for—
(i)one year—5 fee units; or
(ii)2 years—9·5 fee units; or
(iii)3 years—13·5 fee units.
15Application for management licence—fee
(1)For the purposes of section 38(c)(ii) of the Act, the prescribed fee for an application for a management licence to possess one radiation source specified in Column 1 of Schedule 7 is the sum of—
(a)the application processing component of 9 fee units; and
(b)if the application is for the possession of that radiation source for—
(i)one year—the fee unit specified in Column 2 of Schedule 7 opposite that source; or
(ii)2 years—the fee unit specified in Column 3 of Schedule 7 opposite that source; or
(iii)3 years—the fee unit specified in Column 4 of Schedule 7 opposite that source.
(2)For the purposes of section 38(c)(ii) of the Act, the prescribed fee for an application for a management licence to possess more than one radiation source specified in Column 1 of Schedule 7 is the sum of—
(a)the application processing component of 9 fee units; and
(b)if the application is for the possession of those radiation sources for—
(i)one year—the sum of the fee units specified in Column 2 of Schedule 7 opposite each of those sources; or
(ii)2 years—the sum of the fee units specified in Column 3 of Schedule 7 opposite each of those sources; or
(iii)3 years—the sum of the fee units specified in Column 4 of Schedule 7 opposite each of those sources.
(3)For the purposes of section 38(c)(ii) of the Act, the prescribed fee for an application for a management licence to conduct a radiation practice (other than to possess a radiation source) is the sum of—
(a)the application processing component of 9 fee units; and
(b)if the application is for the conduct of that practice for—
(i)one year—10 fee units; or
(ii)2 years—19 fee units; or
(iii)3 years—27 fee units.
16Application for a tester's approval—fee
For the purposes of section 38(c)(ii) of the Act, the prescribed fee for an application for a tester's approval is the sum of—
(a)the application processing component of 4·5 fee units; and
(b)if the application is for an approval for—
(i)one year—10 fee units; or
(ii)2 years—19 fee units; or
(iii)3 years—27 fee units.
17Renewal of a use licence—fee
For the purposes of section 51(3)(b)(ii) of the Act, the prescribed fee for an application to renew a use licence is, if the application is for the renewal of that licence for—
(a)one year—5 fee units; or
(b)2 years—9·5 fee units; or
(c)3 years—13·5 fee units.
18Renewal of a management licence—fee
(1)For the purposes of section 51(3)(b)(ii) of the Act, the prescribed fee for an application to renew a management licence to possess one radiation source specified in Column 1 of Schedule 7 is, if the application is for the renewal of that licence for—
(a)one year—the fee unit specified in Column 2 of Schedule 7 opposite that source; or
(b)2 years—the fee unit specified in Column 3 of Schedule 7 opposite that source; or
(c)3 years—the fee unit specified in Column 4 of Schedule 7 opposite that source.
(2)For the purposes of section 51(3)(b)(ii) of the Act, the prescribed fee for an application to renew a management licence to possess more than one radiation source specified in Column 1 of Schedule 7 is, if the application is for the renewal of that licence for—
(a)one year—the sum of the fee units specified in Column 2 of Schedule 7 opposite each of those sources; or
(b)2 years—the sum of the fee units specified in Column 3 of Schedule 7 opposite each of those sources; or
(c)3 years—the sum of the fee units specified in Column 4 of Schedule 7 opposite each of those sources.
(3)For the purposes of section 51(3)(b)(ii) of the Act, the prescribed fee for an application to renew a management licence to conduct a radiation practice (other than to possess a radiation source) is, if the application is for the renewal of that licence for—
(a)one year—10 fee units; or
(b)2 years—19 fee units; or
(c)3 years—27 fee units.
19Renewal of a tester's approval—fee
For the purposes of section 51(3)(b)(ii) of the Act, the prescribed fee for the renewal of a tester's approval is, if the application for renewal of that approval is for—
(a)one year—10 fee units; or
(b)2 years—19 fee units; or
(c)3 years—27 fee units.
20Refund of authority fee component if application refused or withdrawn
(1)The Secretary must refund the relevant authority fee component to an authority applicant if—
(a)the Secretary refuses to issue or renew the authority; or
(b)the authority applicant withdraws an application for the authority or renewal of the authority before the Secretary makes a decision whether to issue or renew the authority.
(2)In this regulation—
authority applicant means a person who applies for an authority under section 37 of the Act or a person who applies for the renewal of an authority under section 51 of the Act;
relevant authority fee component means—
(a)in the case of an application for a use licence—the relevant fee specified in regulation 14(b);
(b)in the case of an application for a management licence to possess one radiation source—the relevant fee specified in regulation 15(1)(b);
(c)in the case of an application for a management licence to possess more than one radiation source—the relevant fee specified in regulation 15(2)(b);
(d)in the case of an application for a management licence to conduct a radiation practice (other than to possess a radiation source)—the relevant fee specified in regulation 15(3)(b);
(e)in the case of an application for a tester's approval—the relevant fee specified in regulation 16(b);
(f)in the case of an application to renew a use licence—the relevant fee specified in regulation 17;
(g)in the case of an application to renew a management licence to possess one radiation source—the relevant fee specified in regulation 18(1);
(h)in the case of an application to renew a management licence to possess more than one radiation source—the relevant fee specified in regulation 18(2);
(i)in the case of an application to renew a management licence to conduct a radiation practice (other than to possess a radiation source)—the relevant fee specified in regulation 18(3);
(j)in the case of an application to renew a tester's approval—the relevant fee specified in regulation 19.
21Secretary may reduce, waive or refund payment of application for use licence fee
The Secretary may do any of the following in relation to the application processing component of the prescribed fee referred to in regulation 14(a)—
(a)reduce the fee;
(b)waive the fee;
(c)refund payment of the fee in whole or in part.
22Review of approved security plans
For the purposes of section 67F(2)(c) of the Act, a prescribed amendment to the approved security plan is any of the following—
(a)an amendment to the security plan that has no material impact on the security plan;
(b)an amendment to the security plan—
(i)that is required due to periodic and routine replacement of the sealed source or sealed source apparatus; and
(ii)that only amends the information used to identify the sealed source or sealed source apparatus; including—
(A)name of manufacturer; and
(B)description of the item of equipment; and
(C)serial number; and
(D)measured activity and date of measurement; and
(E)special form number; and
(F)date of expiry of special form.
Schedule 1—Activity concentrations and activities of radionuclides
Regulations 6, 7
Column 1
RadionuclideColumn 2
Activity Concentration (Bq/g)
Column 3
Activity (Bq)H-3 (tritiated compounds, including OBT) 1 × 106 1 × 109 H-3
(elemental)1 × 106 1 × 109 Be-7 1 × 103 1 × 107 C-11 1 × 101 1 × 106 C-14 1 × 104 1 × 107 N-13 1× 102 1 × 109 0-15 1 × 102 1 × 109 F-18 1 × 101 1 × 106 Na-22 1 × 101 1 × 106 Na-24 1 × 101 1 × 105 Mg-28 1 × 101 1 × 105 Si-31 1 × 103 1 × 106 P-32 1 × 103 1 × 105 P-33 1 × 105 1 × 108 S-35 1 × 105 1 × 108 Cl-36 1 × 104 1 × 106 Cl-38 1 × 101 1 × 105 Ar-37 1 × 106 1 × 108 Ar-41 1 × 102 1 × 109 K-40 1 × 102 1 × 106 K-42 1 × 102 1 × 106 K-43 1 × 101 1 × 106 Ca-45 1 × 104 1 × 107 Ca-47 1 × 101 1 × 106 Sc-46 1 × 101 1 × 106 Sc-47 1 × 102 1 × 106 Sc-48 1 × 101 1 × 105 V-48 1 × 101 1 × 105 Cr-51 1 × 103 1 × 107 Mn-51 1 × 101 1 × 105 Mn-52 1 × 101 1 × 105 Mn-52m 1 × 101 1 × 105 Mn-53 1 × 104 1 × 109 Mn-54 1 × 101 1 × 106 Mn-56 1 × 101 1 × 105 Fe-52 1 × 101 1 × 106 Fe-55 1 × 104 1 × 106 Fe-59 1 × 101 1 × 106 Co-55 1 × 101 1 × 106 Co-56 1 × 101 1 × 105 Co-57 1 × 102 1 × 106 Co-58 1 × 101 1 × 106 Co-58m 1 × 104 1 × 107 Co-60 1 × 101 1 × 105 Co-60m 1 × 103 1 × 106 Co-61 1 × 102 1 × 106 Co-62m 1 × 101 1 × 105 Ni-59 1 × 104 1 × 108 Ni-63 1 × 105 1 × 108 Ni-65 1 × 101 1 × 106 Cu-64 1 × 102 1 × 106 Cu-67 1 × 102 1 × 106 Zn-65 1 × 101 1 × 106 Zn-69 1 × 104 1 × 106 Zn-69m 1 × 102 1 × 106 Ga-67 1 × 102 1 × 106 Ga-72 1 × 101 1 × 105 Ge-68 1 × 101 1 × 105 Ge-71 1 × 104 1 × 108 As-73 1 × 103 1 × 107 As-74 1 × 101 1 × 106 As-76 1 × 102 1 × 105 As-77 1 × 103 1 × 106 Se-73 1 × 101 1 × 106 Se-75 1 × 102 1 × 106 Br-75 1 × 101 1 × 106 Br-76 1 × 101 1 × 105 Br-82 1 × 101 1 × 106 Kr-74 1 × 102 1 × 109 Kr-76 1 × 102 1 × 109 Kr-77 1 × 102 1 × 109 Kr-79 1 × 103 1 × 105 Kr-81 1 × 104 1 × 107 Kr-83m 1 × 105 1 × 1012 Kr-85 1 × 105 1 × 104 Kr-85m 1 × 103 1 × 1010 Kr-87 1 × 102 1 × 109 Kr-88 1 × 102 1 × 109 Rb-81 1 × 101 1 × 106 Rb-86 1 × 102 1 × 105 Sr-85 1 × 102 1 × 106 Sr-85m 1 × 102 1 × 107 Sr-87m 1 × 102 1 × 106 Sr-89 1 × 103 1 × 106 Sr-90a 1 × 102 1 × 104 Sr-91 1 × 101 1 × 105 Sr-92 1 × 101 1 × 106 Y-88 1 × 101 1 × 106 Y-90 1 × 103 1 × 105 Y-91 1 × 103 1 × 106 Y-91m 1 × 102 1 × 106 Y-92 1 × 102 1 × 105 Y-93 1 × 102 1 × 105 Zr-93a 1 × 103 1 × 107 Zr-95 1 × 101 1 × 106 Zr-97a 1 × 101 1 × 105 Nb-93m 1 × 104 1 × 107 Nb-94 1 × 101 1 × 106 Nb-95 1 × 101 1 × 106 Nb-97 1 × 101 1 × 106 Nb-98 1 × 101 1 × 105 Mo-90 1 × 101 1 × 106 Mo-93 1 × 103 1 × 108 Mo-99 1 × 102 1 × 106 Mo-101 1 × 101 1 × 106 Tc-95m 1 × 101 1 × 106 Tc-96 1 × 101 1 × 106 Tc-96m 1 × 103 1 × 107 Tc-97 1 × 103 1 × 108 Tc-97m 1 × 103 1 × 107 Tc-99 1 × 104 1 × 107 Tc-99m 1 × 102 1 × 107 Ru-97 1 × 102 1 × 107 Ru-103 1 × 102 1 × 106 Ru-105 1 × 101 1 × 106 Ru-106a 1 × 102 1 × 105 Rh-103m 1 × 104 1 × 108 Rh-105 1 × 102 1 × 107 Pd-103 1 × 103 1 × 108 Pd-109 1 × 103 1 × 106 Ag-105 1 × 102 1 × 106 Ag-108m 1 × 101 1 × 106 Ag-110m 1 × 101 1 × 106 Ag-111 1 × 103 1 × 106 Cd-109 1 × 104 1 × 106 Cd-115 1 × 102 1 × 106 Cd-115m 1 × 103 1 × 106 In-111 1 × 102 1 × 106 In-113m 1 × 102 1 × 106 In-114m 1 × 102 1 × 106 In-115m 1 × 102 1 × 106 Sn-113 1 × 103 1 × 107 Sn-117m 1 × 102 1 × 106 Sn-121 1 × 105 1 × 107 Sn-125 1 × 102 1 × 105 Sb-122 1 × 102 1 × 104 Sb-124 1 × 101 1 × 106 Sb-125 1 × 102 1 × 106 Te-123m 1 × 102 1 × 107 Te-125m 1 × 103 1 × 107 Te-127 1 × 103 1 × 106 Te-127m 1 × 103 1 × 107 Te-129 1 × 102 1 × 106 Te-129m 1 × 103 1 × 106 Te-131 1 × 102 1 × 105 Te-131m 1 × 101 1 × 106 Te-132 1 × 102 1 × 107 Te-133 1 × 101 1 × 105 Te-133m 1 × 101 1 × 105 Te-134 1 × 101 1 × 106 I-123 1 × 102 1 × 107 I-124 1 × 101 1 × 106 I-125 1 × 103 1 × 106 I-126 1 × 102 1 × 106 I-129 1 × 102 1 × 105 I-130 1 × 101 1 × 106 I-131 1 × 102 1 × 106 I-132 1 × 101 1 × 105 I-133 1 × 101 1 × 106 I-134 1 × 101 1 × 105 I-135 1 × 101 1 × 106 Xe-131m 1 × 104 1 × 104 Xe-133 1 × 103 1 × 104 Xe-135 1 × 103 1 × 1010 Cs-129 1 × 102 1 × 105 Cs-131 1 × 103 1 × 106 Cs-132 1 × 101 1 × 105 Cs-134m 1 × 103 1 × 105 Cs-134 1 × 101 1 × 104 Cs-135 1 × 104 1 × 107 Cs-136 1 × 101 1 × 105 Cs-137a 1 × 101 1 × 104 Cs-138 1 × 101 1 × 104 Ba-131 1 × 102 1 × 106 Ba-133 1 × 102 1 × 106 Ba-140a 1 × 101 1 × 105 La-140 1 × 101 1 × 105 Ce-139 1 × 102 1 × 106 Ce-141 1 × 102 1 × 107 Ce-143 1 × 102 1 × 106 Ce-144a 1 × 102 1 × 105 Pr-142 1 × 102 1 × 105 Pr-143 1 × 104 1 × 106 Nd-147 1 × 102 1 × 106 Nd-149 1 × 102 1 × 106 Pm-147 1 × 104 1 × 107 Pm-149 1 × 103 1 × 106 Sm-147 1 × 101 1 × 104 Sm-151 1 × 104 1 × 108 Sm-153 1 × 102 1 × 106 Eu-152 1 × 101 1 × 106 Eu-152m 1 × 102 1 × 106 Eu-154 1 × 101 1 × 106 Eu-155 1 × 102 1 × 107 Gd-153 1 × 102 1 × 107 Gd-159 1 × 103 1 × 106 Tb-160 1 × 101 1 × 106 Dy-165 1 × 103 1 × 106 Dy-166 1 × 103 1 × 106 Ho-166 1 × 103 1 × 105 Ho-166m 1 × 101 1 × 106 Er-161 1 × 101 1 × 106 Er-169 1 × 104 1 × 107 Er-171 1 × 102 1 × 106 Tm-170 1 × 103 1 × 106 Tm-171 1 × 104 1 × 108 Yb-169 1 × 102 1 × 107 Yb-175 1 × 103 1 × 107 Lu-177 1 × 103 1 × 107 Hf-181 1 × 101 1 × 106 Ta-182 1 × 101 1 × 104 W-181 1 × 103 1 × 107 W-185 1 × 104 1 × 107 W-187 1 × 102 1 × 106 W-188 1 × 102 1 × 105 Re-186 1 × 103 1 × 106 Re-188 1 × 102 1 × 105 Os-185 1 × 101 1 × 106 Os-191 1 × 102 1 × 107 Os-191m 1 × 103 1 × 107 Os-193 1 × 102 1 × 106 Ir-190 1 × 101 1 × 106 Ir-192 1 × 101 1 × 104 Ir-194 1 × 102 1 × 105 Pt-191 1 × 102 1 × 106 Pt-193m 1 × 103 1 × 107 Pt-197 1 × 103 1 × 106 Pt-197m 1 × 102 1 × 106 Au-198 1 × 102 1 × 106 Au-199 1 × 102 1 × 106 Hg-195m 1 × 102 1 × 106 Hg-197 1 × 102 1 × 107 Hg-197m 1 × 102 1 × 106 Hg-203 1 × 102 1 × 105 Tl-200 1 × 101 1 × 106 Tl-201 1 × 102 1 × 106 Tl-202 1 × 102 1 × 106 Tl-204 1 × 104 1 × 104 Pb-203 1 × 102 1 × 106 Pb-210a 1 × 101 1 × 104 Pb-212a 1 × 101 1 × 105 Bi-206 1 × 101 1 × 105 Bi-207 1 × 101 1 × 106 Bi-210 1 × 103 1 × 106 Bi-212a 1 × 101 1 × 105 Bi-213 1 × 102 1 × 106 Po-203 1 × 101 1 × 106 Po-205 1 × 101 1 × 106 Po-207 1 × 101 1 × 106 Po-210 1 × 101 1 × 104 At-211 1 × 103 1 × 107 Rn-220a 1 × 104 1 × 107 Rn-222a 1 × 101 1 × 108 Ra-223a 1 × 102 1 × 105 Ra-224a 1 × 101 1 × 105 Ra-225 1 × 102 1 × 105 Ra-226a 1 × 101 1 × 104 Ra-227 1 × 102 1 × 106 Ra-228a 1 × 101 1 × 105 Ac-225 1 × 101 1 × 104 Ac-227 1 × 10-1 1 × 103 Ac-228 1 × 101 1 × 106 Th-226a 1 × 103 1 × 107 Th-227 1 × 101 1 × 104 Th-228a 1 × 100 1 × 104 Th-229a 1 × 100 1 × 103 Th-230 1 × 100 1 × 104 Th-231 1 × 103 1 × 107 Th-nat
(incl. Th-232)1 × 100 1 × 103 Th-234a 1 × 103 1 × 105 Pa-230 1 × 101 1 × 106 Pa-231 1 × 100 1 × 103 Pa-233 1 × 102 1 × 107 U-230a 1 × 101 1 × 105 U-231 1 × 102 1 × 107 U-232a 1 × 100 1 × 103 U-233 1 × 101 1 × 104 U-234 1 × 101 1 × 104 U-235a 1 × 101 1 × 104 U-236 1 × 101 1 × 104 U-237 1 × 102 1 × 106 U-238a 1 × 101 1 × 104 U-nat 1 × 100 1 × 103 U-239 1 × 102 1 × 106 U-240 1 × 103 1 × 107 U-240a 1 × 101 1 × 106 Np-237a 1 × 100 1 × 103 Np-239 1 × 102 1 × 107 Np-240 1 × 101 1 × 106 Pu-234 1 × 102 1 × 107 Pu-235 1 × 102 1 × 107 Pu-236 1 × 101 1 × 104 Pu-237 1 × 103 1 × 107 Pu-238 1 × 100 1 × 104 Pu-239 1 × 100 1 × 104 Pu-240 1 × 100 1 × 103 Pu-241 1 × 102 1 × 105 Pu-242 1 × 100 1 × 104 Pu-243 1 × 103 1 × 107 Pu-244 1 × 100 1 × 104 Am-241 1 × 100 1 × 104 Am-242 1 × 103 1 × 106 Am-242ma 1 × 100 1 × 104 Am-243a 1 × 100 1 × 103 Cm-242 1 × 102 1 × 105 Cm-243 1 × 100 1 × 104 Cm-244 1 × 101 1 × 104 Cm-245 1 × 100 1 × 103 Cm-246 1 × 100 1 × 103 Cm-247 1 × 100 1 × 104 Cm-248 1 × 100 1 × 103 Bk-249 1 × 103 1 × 106 Cf-246 1 × 103 1 × 106 Cf-248 1 × 101 1 × 104 Cf-249 1 × 100 1 × 103 Cf-250 1 × 101 1 × 104 Cf-251 1 × 100 1 × 103 Cf-252 1 × 101 1 × 104 Cf-253 1 × 102 1 × 105 Cf-254 1 × 100 1 × 103 Es-253 1 × 102 1 × 105 Es-254 1 × 101 1 × 104 Es-254m 1 × 102 1 × 106 Fm-254 1 × 104 1 × 107 Fm-255 1 × 103 1 × 106 Alpha-emitting radionuclide not mentioned in this Table 1 × 100 1 × 103 Radionuclide that is not alpha-emitting and not mentioned in this Table 1 × 101 1 × 104
a The levels given in this Schedule for the following radionuclides are for the parent radionuclides, which are assumed to be in secular equilibrium with the progeny listed below—
Parent Progeny Sr-80 Rb-80 Sr-90 Y-90 Zr-93 Nb-93m Zr-97 Nb-97 Ru-106 Rh-106 Ag-108m Ag-108 Cs-137 Ba-137m Ce-134 La-134 Ce-144 Pr-144 Ba-140 La-140 Bi-212 TI-208 (0×36), Po-212 (0×64) Pb-210 Bi-210, Po-210 Pb-212 Bi-212, TI-208 (0×36),
Po-212 (0×64)Rn-220 Po-216 Rn-222 Po-218, Pb-214, Bi-214, Po-214 Ra-223 Rn-219, Po-215, Pb-211, Bi-211, TI-207 Ra-224 Rn-220, Po-216, Pb-12, Bi-212,
TI-208 (0×36), Po-212 (0×64)Ra-226 Rn-222, Po-218, Pb-214, Bi-214, Po-214, Pb-210, Bi-210, Po-210 Ra-228 Ac-228 Th-226 Ra-222, Rn-218, Po-214 Th-228 Ra-224, Rn-220, Po-216, Pb-212, Bi-212, TI-208 (0×36), Po-212 (0×64) Th-229 Ra-225, Ac-225, Fr-221, At-217, Bi-213, Po-213, Pb-209 Th-nat
(incl. Th-232)Ra-228, Ac-228, Th-228, Ra-224, Rn-220, Po-216, Pb-212, Bi-212, TI-208 (0×36), Po-212 (0×64) Th-234 Pa-234m U-230 Th-226, Ra-222, Rn-218, Po-214 U-232 Th-228, Ra-224, Rn-220, Po-216, Pb-212, Bi-212, TI-208 (0×36),
Po-212 (0×64)U-235 Th-231 U-238 Th-234, Pa-234m U-nat Th-234, Pa-234m, U-234, Th-230, Ra-226, Rn-222, Po-218, Pb-214, Bi-214, Po-214, Pb-210, Bi-210, Po-210 U-240 Np-240m Np-237 Pa-233 Am-242m Am-242 Am-243 Np-239 Schedule 2—Identification documents
Regulation 8
| Column 1 Item number | Column 2 Category 1 identification document | Column 3 Category 2 identification document | Column 4 Category 3 identification document | Column 5 Category 4 identification document |
| 1 | Australian birth certificate | Current Australian passport or foreign passport | Current Medicare card | Current gas, water or electricity account issued within the previous 6 months |
| 2 | Current foreign passport (other than New Zealand) and visa issued by the Commonwealth | Current motor vehicle (including motorcycle) licence issued under the Road Safety Act 1986 or a licence issued by another State or a Territory that is the equivalent of a driver/ motorcycle licence | Change of name certificate | Current local rates or land valuation notice issued within the previous 6 months |
| 3 | Certificate of Australian citizenship | Current licence issued under the Firearms Act 1996 | Current signed credit or debit card or account card from a bank, building society or credit union or a passbook or account statement | Current lease or rental agreement |
| 4 | Current New Zealand passport | Current proof of age card issued under the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998 or a card issued by another State or a Territory that is the equivalent of a proof of age card | Current student identity card or a certificate or statement of enrolment from an Australian tertiary educational institution issued within the previous 6 months | Current tenancy agreement under the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 |
| 5 | Private security individual operator licence issued under the Private Security Act 2004 | Current written agreement evidencing right of occupancy of residential premises | ||
| 6 | Australian marriage certificate | |||
| 7 | Health care card, pensioner concession card or seniors health card issued by the Commonwealth |
Schedule 3—Activity ratios for sealed
sources—prescribed radionuclide valuesRegulation 10
Column 1
Prescribed radionuclide
Column 2
Value specified for the prescribed radionuclide—
D-value Activity Level (GBq)
Americium-241 60 Americium-241/Beryllium 60 Cadmium-109 2 × 104 Caesium-137 100 Californium-252 20 Cobalt-57 700 Cobalt-60 30 Curium-244 50 Gadolinium-153 1 × 103 Germanium-68 700 Gold-198 200 Iodine-125 200 Iodine-131 200 Iridium-192 80 Iron-55 8 × 105 Krypton-85 3 × 104 Molybdenum-99 300 Nickel-63 6 × 104 Palladium-103 9 × 104 Phosphorus-32 1 × 104 Plutonium-238 60 Plutonium-239/Beryllium 60 Polonium-210 60 Promethium-147 4 × 104 Radium-226 40 Ruthenium-106 (Rhodium-106) 300 Selenium-75 200 Strontium-90 (Yttrium-90) 1 × 103 Technetium-99m 700 Thallium-204 2 × 104 Thulium-170 2 × 104 Tritium (H-3) 2 × 106 Ytterbium-169 300 Schedule 4—Radiation dose limits
Regulation 11
Table A—Ionising radiation dose limits for occupational exposure
Circumstance Dose limit Receipt of ionising radiation doses in any 60 month period Effective dose of 100 millisievert Receipt of ionising radiation doses in any 12 month period Effective dose of 50 millisievert Receipt of ionising radiation to the lens of an eye of a person in any 60 month period Equivalent dose of 100 millisievert
Receipt of ionising radiation to the lens of an eye of a person in any 12 month period Equivalent dose of 50 millisievert Receipt of ionising radiation to the skin of a person in any 12 month period Equivalent dose of 500 millisievert averaged over 1 cm2 of any part of the skin regardless of the total area exposed Receipt of ionising radiation to the hands and feet of a person in any 12 month period Equivalent dose of 500 millisievert Table B—Ionising radiation dose limits for public exposure
Circumstance Dose limit Receipt of ionising radiation doses in any 12 month period Effective dose of 1 millisievert Receipt of ionising radiation to the lens of an eye of a person in any 12 month period Equivalent dose of 15 millisievert Receipt of ionising radiation to the skin of a person in any 12 month period Equivalent dose of 50 millisievert averaged over 1 cm2 of any part of the skin regardless of the total area exposed Schedule 5—Prescribed radiation sources
used for human diagnostic purposesRegulation 12
Plain Radiographic X-ray equipment
Fluoroscopic X-ray equipment
Computed Tomographic Scanners
Mammographic X-ray equipment
Schedule 6—Certificates of compliance
Regulation 13
Column 1
Radiation Source Type (used for human diagnostic purposes)
Column 2
Date of expiryPlain Radiographic X-ray equipment 2 years after issue Fluoroscopic X-ray equipment 2 years after issue Computed Tomographic Scanners 12 months after issue Mammographic X-ray equipment 12 months after issue Schedule 7—Possession of radiation sources licence fees
Regulations 15, 18
Column 1
Radiation source
Column 2
1 year licence
Column 3
2 year licence
Column 4
3 year licence
Possession of any of the following—
• Dental intra-oral X-ray unit;
• Dental Panoramic X‑ray unit;
• Cephalometric X-ray unit;
• Mobile medical plain X-ray unit;
• Bone Densitometry (DEXA) unit;
• Veterinary X‑ray unit;
• X-ray gauge;
• Cabinet X-ray equipment;
• Enclosed X-ray analysis unit;
• Other ionising radiation apparatus not specified in this Schedule.
10 fee units for each radiation source 19 fee units for each radiation source 27 fee units for each radiation source Possession of any of the following ionising radiation apparatus—
• Industrial radiography X‑ray unit;
• Fixed medical plain X-ray unit;
• Mammographic X-ray unit;
• Non-enclosed X-ray analysis unit;
• Chiropractic
X-ray unit;• Fluoroscopic
X-ray unit;• Medical therapy simulator;
• X-ray therapy unit;
• Dental 3D volumetric X‑ray unit.
20 fee units per apparatus 38 fee units per apparatus 54 fee units per apparatus Possession of any of the following ionising radiation apparatus—
• Computed tomographic unit;
• Cyclotron;
• Linear or Particle accelerator.
40 fee units per apparatus 76 fee units per apparatus 108 fee units apparatus Possession of sealed source with activity less than or equal to 40 MBq 5 fee units per source 9·5 fee units per source 13·5 fee units per source Possession of sealed source with activity greater than 40 MBq but less than or equal to 40 GBq 10 fee units per source 19 fee units per source 27 fee units per source Possession of sealed source with activity greater than 40 GBq but less than or equal to 400 GBq 20 fee units per source 38 fee units per source 54 fee units per source Possession of sealed source with activity greater than 400 GBq 40 fee units per source 76 fee units per source 108 fee units per source Possession of sealed source apparatus containing radioactive material with a total activity less than or equal to 40 MBq 5 fee units per apparatus 9·5 fee units per apparatus 13·5 fee units per apparatus Possession of sealed source apparatus containing radioactive material with a total activity greater than 40 MBq but less than or equal to 40 GBq 10 fee units per apparatus 19 fee units per apparatus 27 fee units per apparatus Possession of sealed source apparatus containing radioactive material with a total activity greater than 40 GBq but less than or equal to 400 GBq 20 fee units per apparatus 38 fee units per apparatus 54 fee units per apparatus Possession of sealed source apparatus containing radioactive material with a total activity greater than 400 GBq 40 fee units per apparatus 76 fee units per apparatus 108 fee units per apparatus Possession of radioactive material with a total activity of less than or equal to 40 GBq 10 fee units 19 fee units 27 fee units Possession of radioactive material with a total activity of less than or equal to 400 GBq 20 fee units 38 fee units 54 fee units Possession of radioactive material with a total activity of greater than 400 GBq 40 fee units 76 fee units 108 fee units ════════════
Endnotes
1 General information
See for Victorian Bills, Acts and current authorised versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.
The Radiation Regulations 2017, S.R. No. 83/2017 were made on 8 August 2017 by the Governor in Council under section 139 of the Radiation Act 2005, No. 62/2005 and came into operation on 27 August 2017: regulation 3.
The Radiation Regulations 2017 will sunset 10 years after the day of making on 8 August 2027 (see section 5 of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1994).
INTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)
Style changes
Section 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.
References to ILA s. 39B
Sidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided regulation, rule or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subregulations, subrules or subclauses the original regulation, rule or clause becomes subregulation, subrule or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression "(1)" at the beginning of the original regulation, rule or clause.
Interpretation
As from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:
• Headings
All headings included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after
1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any heading inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.
This includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; Orders; Parts into which an Order is divided; clauses; regulations; rules; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms.
See section 36(1A)(2A)(2B).• Examples, diagrams or notes
All examples, diagrams or notes included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Statutory Rule. See section 36(3A).
• Punctuation
All punctuation included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after
1 January 2001 forms part of that Statutory Rule. Any punctuation inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.
See section 36(3B).• Provision numbers
All provision numbers included in a Statutory Rule form part of that Statutory Rule, whether inserted in the Statutory Rule before, on or after
1 January 2001. Provision numbers include regulation numbers, rule numbers, subregulation numbers, subrule numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).• Location of "legislative items"
A "legislative item" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of a Statutory Rule is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.
• Other material
Any explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of a Statutory Rule. See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).
2 Table of Amendments
There are no amendments made to the Radiation Regulations 2017 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.
3 Amendments Not in Operation
There are no amendments which were Not in Operation at the date of this publication.
4 Explanatory details
[1] Reg. 4(a): S.R. No. 89/2007 as amended by S.R. Nos 148/2007 and 167/2008.
[2] Reg. 4(b): S.R. No. 167/2008.
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Fee Units
These Regulations provide for fees by reference to fee units within the meaning of the Monetary Units Act 2004.
The amount of the fee is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of that Act, by multiplying the number of fee units applicable by the value of a fee unit.
The value of a fee unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2017 is $14.22. The amount of the calculated fee may be rounded to the nearest 10 cents.
The value of a fee unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the Treasurer under section 5 of the Monetary Units Act 2004. The value of a fee unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year.
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