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Radiation Protection Act 2005.

Country/Territory
Australia
Territorial subdivision
Tasmania
Document type
Legislation
Date
2006 (2013)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act for the protection of people and the environment from harmful radiation, to repeal the Radiation Control Act 1977, to consequentially amend the Approvals (Deadlines) Act 1993, to consequentially rescind certain statutory rules and for related purposes.
Subject
Air & atmosphere
Keyword
Radiation Basic legislation Pollution control
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

The objects of this Act, consisting of 91 sections divided into nine Parts and completed by seven Schedules, are to (a) ensure the health and safety of people by protecting them from the harmful effects of radiation; and (b) protect the environment from the harmful effects of radiation. A person who uses, manufactures, possesses, sells, acquires, stores, transports, installs, services, repairs, disposes of or otherwise deals with a radiation source must take all reasonable and practicable measures to ensure that undertaking that activity does not result in harm to the health or safety of persons or to the environment caused by radiation emitted from the radiation source.

Full text
English
Website
www.thelaw.tas.gov.au

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Radiation Protection Regulations 2006.

Legislation | Australia | 2006 (2015)

Keyword: Radiation, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Radiation Protection Regulations 2016.

Legislation | Australia | 2016 (2016)

Keyword: Radiation, Pollution control, Offences/penalties, Transport/storage, Registration, Waste disposal, Waste management, Nuclear energy

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Radiation Protection Amendment Act 2013.

Legislation | Australia | 2013

Keyword: Radiation, Offences/penalties, Emissions, Environmental standards, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX