South Australian Numbered Acts

RADIATION PROTECTION AND CONTROL ACT 2021 (NO 4 OF 2021)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Interpretation
   4.      Interaction with other Acts and laws

   PART 2--Objects and principles

   5.      Objects of Act
   6.      Radiation protection principle
   7.      Principles of ecologically sustainable development

   PART 3--Administration Division 1--Radiation Protection Committee

   8.      Radiation Protection Committee
   9.      Terms and conditions of office
   10.     Functions
   11.     Validity of acts
   12.     Proceedings
   13.     Sub-committees
   14.     Application of Public Sector (Honesty and Accountability) Act
   15.     Provision of services Division 2--Miscellaneous
   16.     Delegation
   17.     Annual report

   PART 4--Radiation protection and control Division 1--Activities requiring radiation management licence

   18.     Testing for developmental purposes
   19.     Mining or mineral processing
   20.     Construction, establishment, control etc of radiation facility
   21.     Transport of radioactive material
   22.     Possession of radiation source Division 2--Activities requiring radiation use licence
   23.     Use or handling of radioactive material
   24.     Operation of radiation apparatus Division 3--Premises and radiation apparatus and sources requiring registration
   25.     Premises in which unsealed radioactive materials are handled or kept
   26.     Sealed radioactive sources
   27.     Radiation apparatus Division 4--Prohibited activities
   28.     Operations for enrichment or conversion of uranium
   29.     Abandonment of radiation sources Division 5--Accreditation of third party service providers
   30.     Accreditation process
   31.     Authority conferred by accreditation
   32.     Reliance on professional advice
   33.     Offences Division 6--General provisions relating to accreditations and authorisations
   34.     Application for accreditation or authorisation
   35.     Annual fee
   36.     Conditions of accreditation or authorisation
   37.     Minister may require financial assurance to secure compliance with conditions of authorisation
   38.     Duration of accreditation or authorisation and renewal
   39.     Issue of single authorisation
   40.     Transfer of authorisations
   41.     Surrender of accreditations and authorisations
   42.     Suspension and cancellation of accreditations and authorisations
   43.     Review of decisions
   44.     Obligation of holders of accreditations and authorisations to notify Minister of certain matters
   45.     Death, bankruptcy etc of holder of authorisation Division 7--Miscellaneous
   46.     Power to deal with dangerous situations
   47.     Power to protect security enhanced radioactive sources and high risk radioactive sources and material
   48.     Emergency authorisations
   49.     Limits of exposure to ionising radiation not to be more stringent than limits fixed under certain codes etc

   PART 5--General offences

   50.     Causing serious radiation harm
   51.     Causing radiation harm
   52.     Alternative finding

   PART 6--General duty of care

   53.     General duty of care

   PART 7--Enforcement Division 1--Civil remedies Subdivision 1--Orders made by Minister

   54.     Radiation protection orders
   55.     Radiation protection cessation orders
   56.     Action on non-compliance with radiation protection order
   57.     Reparation orders
   58.     Action on non-compliance with reparation order
   59.     Variation or revocation of orders
   60.     Offences
   61.     Reparation authorisations
   62.     Related matter
   63.     Registration of orders or authorisations by Registrar-General
   64.     Effect of charge Subdivision 2--Orders made by ERD Court
   65.     Orders made by ERD Court Division 2--Civil penalties
   66.     Civil penalties Division 3--Authorised officers
   67.     Appointment of authorised officers
   68.     Identity cards
   69.     Powers of authorised officers
   70.     Provisions relating to warrants
   71.     Provisions relating to seizure
   72.     Offences against authorised officers and other persons engaged in administration of Act Division 4--Power to require or obtain information
   73.     Information discovery orders
   74.     Obtaining of information on non-compliance with order or condition of accreditation or authorisation Division 5--Miscellaneous
   75.     Recovery of economic benefit

   PART 8--Miscellaneous

   76.     Exemptions
   77.     Register of accreditations, authorisations, exemptions and permits
   78.     Adoption of documents forming part of National Directory
   79.     Confidentiality
   80.     Offences and ERD Court
   81.     Constitution of ERD Court
   82.     Commencement of proceedings
   83.     Offences by officers of bodies corporate
   84.     Vicarious liability
   85.     Continuing offences
   86.     General defence
   87.     Notice of defence
   88.     Imputation of conduct or state of mind of officer, employee etc
   89.     Statutory declarations
   90.     False or misleading statement
   91.     False or misleading report
   92.     Self-incrimination
   93.     Evidentiary provisions
   94.     Service
   95.     Recovery of fees and other amounts due to Minister
   96.     Recovery of administrative and technical costs associated with contraventions
   97.     Assessment of reasonable costs and expenses
   98.     Regulations and fees notices
   99.     Review of Act Schedule 1--Application of this Act to Roxby Downs Joint Venturers Schedule 2--Related amendments, repeals and transitional provisions

   PART 1--Preliminary

   PART 2--Amendment of Environment Protection Act 1993

   PART 3--Repeal of Radiation Protection and Control Act 1982

   PART 4--Transitional provisions