South Australian Current Regulations South Australian Current Regulations88—Minister's power to direct employer to place monitoring equipment on
affected premises
(1) If any premises
are in proximity to any other premises at which an activity is carried on by
an employer involving the use or handling of a source of ionising radiation
and the Minister is of the opinion that the first-mentioned premises (the
"affected premises ) are likely to be affected by ionising radiation emanating
from the second-mentioned premises, the Minister may, by notice in
writing—
(a)
direct the employer to place on the affected premises, from time to time, in
accordance with such direction, approved equipment or devices for detecting
and measuring ionising radiation for the purpose of monitoring the presence
and amounts of ionising radiation on the affected premises; and
(b)
direct the owner of the affected premises to permit the employer to enter into
and on the affected premises from time to time and to place on the affected
premises in accordance with that direction approved equipment or devices for
detecting and measuring ionising radiation for the purpose of monitoring the
presence and amounts of ionising radiation on the affected premises.
(2) A person who fails
to comply with a direction made under subregulation (1) is guilty of an
offence.
Maximum penalty: $10 000.
Expiation fee: $500.
(3) A person who has
placed approved equipment or devices in accordance with a direction given
under subregulation (1) must, whenever it is necessary for the approved
equipment or devices to be examined, or for any film or other substance used
to detect ionising radiation in the device to be processed in order to
ascertain the amount of radiation present on the premises concerned, cause the
approved equipment or devices to be examined, or that film or substance to be
processed or changed, and the amount of ionising radiation detected to be
measured, in such manner, by such persons and at such times as the Minister
directs in writing.
Maximum penalty: $10 000.
Expiation fee: $500.
(4) The owner of any
affected premises on which an employer has placed approved equipment or
devices under this regulation must permit the employer to enter into and on
the affected premises at all reasonable times so as to enable the employer to
comply with subregulation (3).
Maximum penalty: $10 000.
Expiation fee: $500.