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Application Forms
| Title | Description |
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image: "." | An applicant must apply using this form for: There may be only one licensee to possess at a practice or operation and that person is usually a manager or director of a company. The application may include other radiation related activities. For example, a licensee to possess a radiation source may also use that source if it is appropriate. When this application is approved, the radiation protection plan is approved. Every licence to possess must provide a radiation protection plan and a template is incorporated into the application. A fee of $100 must be paid at the time of the application. |
| Single Licence Application (63KB) | An application for renewal of a licence, other than to possess a radiation source, or an application for a new licence must apply using this form. A single applicant may use this form. A fee of $100 must be paid at the time of the application. |
| Single Application for Accreditation (96KB) | An application for renewal of accreditation to carry out work on a radiation source, or an application for new accrediation must apply using this form. A single applicant may use this form. |
| Payment Details for Radiation Health Licences and Registrations (Adobe PDF document - 29KB) | Payment details relating to the above Applications entries. |
Codes of Practice
| Title | Description |
|---|---|
| image: "." Acquiring a Radiation Source (Adobe PDF document - 26KB) | A licensee to possess a radiation source may only acquire a radiation source with a current licence to do so. It is a breach of the Radiation Protection Act to acquire a radiation source without a licence that authorises possession and acquire. |
| Alteration to current radiation protection plan (Adobe PDF document - 25KB) | This code explains and provides regulatory advice for an application to alter an approved radiation protection plan. An application for a variation in the radiation protection plan is simply an application for a licence to possess. A $100 fee applies. |
| Approved Form for Certificate of Compliance (Adobe PDF document - 26KB) | This code explains and provides regulatory advice for a certificate of compliance for a radiation source or radiation place. The certificate of compliance for a radiation source or radiation place must be re-issued at least at three-yearly intervals. This corresponds to the maximum interval for renewal of all licenses under the Radiation Protection Act. A certificate of compliance may only be issued by a holder of a certificate of accreditation under the Radiation Protection Act. |
| Certificate of Compliance for Radiation Place (Adobe PDF document - 41KB) | This code explains and provides regulatory advice for a certificate of compliance for a radiation place. The certificate of compliance for a radiation source or radiation place must be re-issued at least at three-yearly intervals. This corresponds to the maximum interval for renewal of all licenses under the Radiation Protection Act. A certificate of compliance may only be issued by a holder of a certificate of accreditation under the Radiation Protection Act. |
| Disposal of Radiation Source (Adobe PDF document - 40KB) | A radiation source must not be abandoned. Sufficient funds must be set aside to provide for the safe disposal of all radiation sources. Disposal basically means that the source is no longer useful and is to be decommissioned as waste. A current holder of a licence to possess and sell may sell a radiation source that is useful. Disposal may only occur if the licensee to possess holds a licence to dispose of a radiation source. |
| Quality Management for Diagnostic Radiography (Adobe PDF document - 64KB) | Third party service providers accredited under the Radiation Protection Act to carry out work defined as install, test, repair, service and decommission may use this guideline in parallel with Service Checks for Diagnostic Equipment. The required tests are essentially concerned with the radiation safety of X-ray equipment. As patient dose ultimately depends on the complete imaging process, the tests must be supplemented with other radiographic, sensitometric and image quality tests as part of a complete quality management program. |
| Service Checks for Sealed Radioactive Material (Adobe PDF document - 41KB) | Third party service providers who undertake maintenance on this type of equipment may use this guideline to issue a certificate of compliance for the equipment. The third party service provider is accredited to carry out work under the Radiation Protection Act. Work is defined as install, test, repair, service and decommission. Conditions may be imposed on the certificate of accreditation. |
Fact Sheet - Radiation Protection
| Title | Published | No. |
|---|---|---|
| Radiation Protection Act | Oct 2009 | 800 |