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Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998

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Distinguished Terms in this instrument
Term(s) Definition Defined in Legislation See Section(s)
annual charge

means charge imposed by the Licence Charges Act.

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 - 13 Definitions
CEO

or

Chief Executive Officer

means the referred to in section 14.

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 - 13 Definitions
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 - 14 The CEO (or Chief Executive Officer) of ARPANSA
Commonwealth contractor

means a person (other than a Commonwealth entity) who is a party to a contract with a Commonwealth entity.

Note: Section 11 limits the circumstances in which the provisions of this Act apply to Commonwealth contractors.

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 - 11 Application of Act to Commonwealth contractors
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 - 13 Definitions
Commonwealth entity

means any of the following:

(a) the Commonwealth;

(b) a body corporate established for a public purpose by or under an Act;

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 - 13 Definitions
controlled apparatus

means any of the following:

(a) an apparatus that produces ionizing radiation when energised or that would, if assembled or repaired, be capable of producing ionizing radiation when energised;

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 - 13 Definitions
controlled facility

means:

(a) a nuclear installation; or

(b) a prescribed radiation facility.

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 - 13 Definitions
controlled material

means any natural or artificial material, whether in solid or liquid form, or in the form of a gas or vapour, which emits ionizing radiation spontaneously.

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 - 13 Definitions
controlled person

means any of the following:

(a) a Commonwealth entity;

(b) a Commonwealth contractor;

(c) a person in the capacity of an employee of a Commonwealth contractor;

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 - 13 Definitions
Council

means the Radiation Health and Safety Advisory established by section 19.

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 - 13 Definitions
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 - 19 Radiation Health and Safety Advisory Council
CSC

(short for Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation) means the body corporate continued in existence by section 5.

Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Act 2011 Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Act 2011 - 4 Definitions
Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Act 2011 - 5 Establishment
deal with

, in relation to a controlled apparatus or controlled material, means any of the following:

(a) possess, or have control of, the apparatus or material;

(b) use or operate the apparatus, or use the material;

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 - 13 Definitions
evidential material

means any of the following:

(a) any thing with respect to which an offence against this Act or the regulations has been committed or is suspected, on reasonable grounds, to have been committed;

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 - 13 Definitions
facility licence

means a licence issued under section 32.

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 - 13 Definitions
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 - 32 Issue of facility licence
Finance Minister

means the Minister who administers this Act.

Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 - 8 The Dictionary
improvement notice

: see subsection 80A(2).

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 - 13 Definitions
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 - 80A Inspectors may give improvement notices
inspector

means a person appointed as an under section 62.

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 - 13 Definitions
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 - 62 Appointment of inspectors
ionizing radiation

means electromagnetic or particulate radiation capable of producing ions directly or indirectly, but does not include electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength greater than 100 nanometres.

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 - 13 Definitions
licence

means a source or a facility .

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 - 13 Definitions
modifications

includes omissions, additions and substitutions.

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 - 13 Definitions
non‐ionizing radiation

means electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength greater than 100 nanometres.

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 - 13 Definitions

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