Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) The registrant of
any premises —
(a)
shall, subject to this regulation, appoint a radiation safety officer to
perform —
(i)
on behalf of the registrant, the duties imposed on the
registrant by regulations 19(2), 19A(2), 25 and 26;
(ii)
the duties imposed on a radiation safety officer by
regulation 19(3);
and
(b) may,
and if directed to do so by the Council shall, appoint a radiation safety
committee to supervise the performance by the radiation safety officer
appointed by that registrant of the officer’s duties under
paragraph (a).
(1a) An appointment
made under subregulation (1)(a) or (b) is to be made in writing, however
a failure to make the appointment in writing does not affect the validity of
the appointment.
(1b) A registrant
shall ensure that a radiation safety officer appointed by that registrant
carries out the duties imposed on the officer under regulation 19(3).
(2) It shall not be
necessary for the registrant to appoint a radiation safety officer under
subregulation (1)(a) if, with the consent in writing of the Council, he
performs both —
(a) the
duties imposed on him by regulation 19(2); and
(b) the
duties imposed on a radiation safety officer by regulation 19(3).
(3) Before appointing
a radiation safety officer or a radiation safety committee under
subregulation (1), the registrant shall obtain the approval in writing of
the Council in respect of the person or persons to be appointed.
(4) The appointment of
a radiation safety officer or of a radiation safety officer and a radiation
safety committee, as the case requires, does not relieve the registrant making
that appointment of liability for any failure to perform —
(a) any
of the duties imposed on that registrant by regulation 19(2), 19A(2), 25
or 26; or
(b) the
duties imposed on a radiation safety officer by regulation 19(3).
(5) A person shall not
be appointed under subregulation (1) to be a radiation safety officer
unless he —
(a) has
passed an examination in radiation safety conducted by or on behalf of the
Council in accordance with the Radiation Safety (Qualifications)
Regulations 1980 ; or
(b)
possesses an approved qualification.
(6) A registrant
shall, on appointing a radiation safety officer, notify that officer in
writing of —
(a) the
duties —
(i)
which the radiation safety officer is required to carry
out on behalf of the registrant under regulation 18(1)(a)(i); and
(ii)
imposed on the radiation safety officer by
regulation 19(3);
and
(b) any
conditions, restrictions or limitations which are imposed under
section 36 on the registration of —
(i)
the premises; or
(ii)
any irradiating apparatus or electronic product on the
premises or any field sites under the control of the registrant.
(7) The registrant
shall in writing notify the radiation safety officer appointed by that
registrant if the duties referred to in subregulation (6)(a) or the
conditions, restrictions or limitations referred to in subregulation 6(b)
change.
[Regulation 18 amended: Gazette
22 Jul 1997 p. 3816‑7.]