Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Amendment (2018 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2018
I, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Ret’d), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.
Dated 21 June 2018
Peter Cosgrove
Governor‑General
By His Excellency’s Command
Bridget McKenzie
Minister for Rural Health
Contents
1 Name
2 Commencement
3 Authority
4 Schedules
Schedule 1—Amendments
Part 1—Amendments of fees
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Regulations 1999
Part 2—Other amendments
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Regulations 1999
This instrument is the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Amendment (2018 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2018.
(1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
Commencement information | ||
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
Provisions | Commencement | Date/Details |
1. The whole of this instrument | 1 July 2018. | 1 July 2018 |
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.
(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.
This instrument is made under the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998.
Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Regulations 1999
1 Amendments of listed provisions—Schedule 3A
The items of the table in clause 1 of Schedule 3A listed in the following table are amended as set out in the table.
Amendments relating to facility licence application fees—nuclear installations | |||
Item | Table item | Omit | Substitute |
1 | Item 1 | 29,438 | 30,144 |
2 | Item 2 | 183,999 | 188,414 |
3 | Item 3 | 147,200 | 150,732 |
4 | Item 4 | 73,598 | 75,364 |
5 | Item 5 | 73,598 | 75,364 |
6 | Item 6 | 147,200 | 150,732 |
7 | Item 7 | 588,802 | 602,933 |
8 | Item 8 | 147,200 | 150,732 |
9 | Item 9 | 630,862 | 646,002 |
10 | Item 10 | 147,200 | 150,732 |
11 | Item 11 | 14,718 | 15,071 |
12 | Item 12 | 66,238 | 67,827 |
13 | Item 13 | 14,718 | 15,071 |
14 | Item 14 | 66,238 | 67,827 |
15 | Item 15 | 29,438 | 30,144 |
16 | Item 16 | 350,479 | 358,890 |
17 | Item 17 | 420,574 | 430,667 |
18 | Item 18 | 14,718 | 15,071 |
19 | Item 19 | 220,801 | 226,100 |
20 | Item 20 | 29,438 | 30,144 |
21 | Item 21 | 73,598 | 75,364 |
22 | Item 22 | 147,200 | 150,732 |
23 | Item 23 | 14,718 | 15,071 |
24 | Item 24 | 132,480 | 135,659 |
25 | Item 25 | 29,438 | 30,144 |
2 Amendments of listed provisions—Part 1 of Schedule 3B
The items of the table in clause 1 of Schedule 3B listed in the following table are amended as set out in the table.
Amendments relating to facility licence application fees—prescribed radiation facilities (general) | |||
Item | Table item | Omit | Substitute |
1 | Item 3 | 13,246 | 13,563 |
2 | Item 4 | 13,246 | 13,563 |
3 | Item 5 | 13,246 | 13,563 |
4 | Item 6 | 13,246 | 13,563 |
5 | Item 7 | 26,495 | 27,130 |
3 Amendments of listed provisions—Part 2 of Schedule 3B
The items of the table in clause 2 of Schedule 3B listed in the following table are amended as set out in the table.
Amendments relating to facility licence application fees—prescribed radiation facilities (other) | |||
Item | Table item | Omit | Substitute |
1 | Item 1 | 44,158 | 45,217 |
2 | Item 2 | 29,438 | 30,144 |
3 | Item 3 | 44,158 | 45,217 |
4 | Item 4 | 29,438 | 30,144 |
4 Amendments of listed provisions—Schedule 3BA
The items of the table in clause 1 of Schedule 3BA listed in the following table are amended as set out in the table.
Amendments relating to facility licence application fees—prescribed legacy sites | |||
Item | Table item | Omit | Substitute |
1 | Item 1 | 14,332 | 14,675 |
2 | Item 2 | 214,996 | 220,155 |
3 | Item 3 | 28,665 | 29,352 |
5 Amendments of listed provisions—Part 2 of Schedule 3C
The items of the table in clause 2 of Schedule 3C listed in the following table are amended as set out in the table.
Amendments relating to source licence application fees | |||
Item | Table item | Omit | Substitute |
1 | Item 1 | 734 | 751 |
2 | Item 1 | 2,942 | 3,012 |
3 | Item 1 | 8,829 | 9,040 |
4 | Item 2 | 1,910 | 1,955 |
5 | Item 2 | 5,887 | 6,028 |
6 | Item 2 | 17,661 | 18,084 |
7 | Item 3 | 3,679 | 3,767 |
8 | Item 3 | 11,065 | 11,330 |
9 | Item 3 | 32,382 | 33,159 |
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Regulations 1999
6 Regulation 3 (definition of AS/NZS IEC 60825.1:2014)
Omit “2017”, substitute “2018”.
7 Regulation 3 (definition of AS/NZS IEC 60825.2:2011)
Omit “2017”, substitute “2018”.
8 Regulation 3 (definition of AS/NZS IEC 62471:2011)
Omit “2017”, substitute “2018”.
9 Regulation 3 (definition of Disposal Code of Practice)
Repeal the definition (including the note).
10 Regulation 3 (definition of Mining and Mineral Processing Code and Safety Guide)
Omit “2017”, substitute “2018”.
11 Regulation 3 (note to the definition of Mining and Mineral Processing Code and Safety Guide)
Omit “2017”, substitute “2018”.
12 Regulation 3 (definition of Planned Exposure Code)
Omit “2017”, substitute “2018”.
13 Regulation 3 (note to the definition of Planned Exposure Code)
Omit “2017”, substitute “2018”.
14 Regulation 3 (definition of Security Code of Practice)
Omit “2017”, substitute “2018”.
15 Regulation 3 (note to the definition of Security Code of Practice)
Omit “2017”, substitute “2018”.
16 Regulation 3 (definition of Transport Code)
Omit “2017”, substitute “2018”.
17 Regulation 3 (note to the definition of Transport Code)
Omit “2017”, substitute “2018”.
18 At the end of regulation 3B
Add:
; (c) to grant approvals under the Transport Code in the CEO’s capacity as competent authority for the Commonwealth for the purposes of the Transport Code.
19 Paragraphs 48(2)(a) and (3)(a)
Repeal the paragraphs.
20 After regulation 50
Insert:
50A Maintaining accurate inventory of controlled apparatus and materials
The holder of a licence must keep and maintain an accurate inventory of the controlled apparatus and controlled materials that that the licence holder deals with.
21 Clause 1 of Schedule 1 (table item 1)
Repeal the item, substitute:
1 | The reference levels mentioned in the ICNIRP Guidelines For Limiting Exposure To Time‑Varying Electric And Magnetic Fields (1 Hz—100 kHz), published by the International Commission on Non‑Ionizing Radiation Protection, as existing on 1 July 2018. |
22 Clause 1 of Schedule 1 (table item 7)
Repeal the item, substitute:
7 | The exposure limits mentioned in the ICNIRP Guidelines On Limits Of Exposure To Static Magnetic Fields, published by the International Commission on Non‑Ionizing Radiation Protection, as existing on 1 July 2018. |
23 Clause 1 of Schedule 1 (note to table)
Repeal the note, substitute:
Note 1: The documents mentioned in items 1, 3, 6 and 7 of the table could in 2018 be viewed on, or accessed from, ARPANSA’s website (http://www.arpansa.gov.au).
Note 2: For guidance on the exposure limits mentioned in item 5 of the table, see the ICNIRP Guidelines On Limits Of Exposure To Incoherent Visible And Infrared Radiation, published by the International Commission on Non‑Ionizing Radiation Protection. The Guidelines could in 2018 be accessed from ARPANSA’s website (http://www.arpansa.gov.au).
24 Clause 1 of Schedule 2 (table item 6, column headed “Description of dealing”)
Omit “2017”, substitute “2018”.
25 Clause 1 of Schedule 2 (at the end of the cell at table item 7, column headed “Description of dealing”)
Add:
; (j) radar equipment used for communications;
(k) radiofrequency equipment used for communications;
(l) an artificial optical source emitting ultraviolet A radiation (315—400 nm);
(m) a completely enclosed apparatus containing an ultraviolet radiation light source (e.g. a spectrophotometer);
(n) a biological safety cabinet (laminar flow or biohazard) with a failsafe interlocking system;
(o) an embedded (enclosed) laser product with an accessible emission that is lower than the accessible emission limits of a Class 3B laser product, as set out in AS/NZS IEC 60825.1:2014, during normal operations.
26 Clause 1 of Schedule 3B (table items 1 and 2)
Repeal the items, substitute:
1 | Particle accelerator that: (a) has, or is capable of having, a beam energy greater than 1 MeV; or (b) can produce neutrons | 13,563 |