Victorian Consolidated Regulations

RADIATION REGULATIONS 2017 - REG 11

    (1)     For the purposes of section 22(1) and (2) of the Act the prescribed radiation dose limit is—

        (a)     unless paragraph (c) applies, in the case of occupational exposure—the relevant limit specified in table A of Schedule 4; or

        (b)     in the case of public exposure—the relevant limit specified in table B of Schedule 4; or

        (c)     in the case of a pregnant woman using a radiation source or directly conducting a radiation practice who has notified the relevant management licence holder that she is pregnant—

              (i)     in relation to all parts of the woman's body except her uterus—the relevant limit specified in table A of Schedule 4; and

              (ii)     in relation to the woman's uterus—the relevant limit specified in table B of Schedule 4.

    (2)     In regulation 11(1)(c) relevant management licence holder means the management licence holder who conducts a radiation practice in relation to the radiation source—

        (a)     being used by the pregnant woman; or

        (b)     in relation to which the pregnant woman directly conducts the radiation practice.