Radiation Safety (General) Amendment Regulations 2001 (WA)

5286 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 25 September 2001

HE302*

Radiation Safety Act 1975

Radiation Safety (General) Amendment

Regulations 2001

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.             Citation

These regulations may be cited as the Radiation Safety
(General) Amendment Regulations 2001.

2.             The regulations amended

The amendments in these regulations are to the Radiation
Safety (General) Regulations 1983*.

[* Reprinted as at 24 March 2000.]

3.             Regulation 34 amended

Regulation 34(1) is amended as follows:

(a)	after paragraph (c) by deleting “and”;
(b)	after paragraph (d) by deleting the full stop and inserting —

“

; and

(e) a dentist who refers a patient to a radiologist at approved premises for plain radiography of the chest where the dentist believes that the patient may have inhaled or swallowed a foreign body during, or as a result of, dental treatment.

”.

4.             Regulation 38 amended and transitional

(1)	Regulation 38(1)(c) is amended by deleting “dental ancillary qualifications” and inserting instead —
“ an approved dental ancillary qualification ”.
(2)	Regulation 38(1)(d) is amended by deleting “dental ancillary qualifications” and inserting instead —
“ an approved dental ancillary qualification ”.

25 September 2001 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 5287

(3)	Until the council approves a dental ancillary qualification under regulation 38(1)(c) and (d) of the Radiation Safety (General) Regulations 1983 as amended by this regulation, all dental ancillary qualifications are taken to be approved dental ancillary qualifications for the purposes of that regulation.
(4)	Regulation 38(2)(d) is amended by deleting “12” and inserting instead —
“ 36 ”.

5.             Regulation 53B amended

Regulation 53B(2) is repealed and the following subregulations are inserted instead —

“

(2) Despite subregulation (1), a person may use or possess
a laser pointer if that person —

(a)	is acting in the performance of his or her functions as a member of the Police Force, or a special constable appointed under Part III of the Police Act 1892;
(b)	is carrying out scientific research, scientific for remuneration;

(c)	is the lawful user of a firearm, within the meaning of section 4 of the Firearms Act 1973, and the laser pointer is part of a laser assisted sight for the firearm; or
(d)	has the written approval of the Council to do so.

(3)	Despite subregulation (1), a person may manufacture or sell a laser pointer if the person believes, on reasonable grounds, that the laser pointer is for the use of a person referred to in subregulation (2).
(4)	In this regulation — “laser pointer” means a laser for —

(a)	pointing at objects or images; or
(b)	recreation or amusement.

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By Command of the Governor,

M. C. WAUCHOPE, Clerk of the Executive Council.