Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) Subject to
subregulation (3), the person in whose name any premises are registered
shall —
(a) keep
records showing the receipt, transfer or disposal of radioactive substances,
irradiating apparatus and electronic products in or from those premises; and
(b)
retain records relating to —
(i)
the receipt of a radioactive substance while the
radioactive substance remains in his possession or under his control and
thereafter for the period referred to in subparagraph (ii); and
(ii)
the transfer or disposal of a radioactive substance for a
period equivalent to one half life of the radioactive substance reckoned from
the date of the last recorded movement of the radioactive substance, but in
any case for a period of not less than 6 months, or for such longer
period as the Council may require by notice in writing sent to that person,
from that date; and
(iii)
any irradiating apparatus or electronic product while
that irradiating apparatus or electronic product remains in his possession and
thereafter for a period of not less than 5 years.
(2) If a person
required by subregulation (1) to keep and retain any records referred to
in that subregulation ceases to carry on business or to practise his
profession or dies or is for any other reason unable to continue to keep and
retain those records, he or the person responsible for managing his affairs or
his estate, as the case requires, shall forthwith surrender those records to
the Council.
(3) In
subregulation (1)(b)(ii) —
one half life of the radioactive substance means
for a single radioactive decay process occurring in the radioactive substance
the time required for the radioactivity of the radioactive substance to
decrease to half its initial value.