Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998

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Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA)

Nuclear Safety Committee

Radiation Health Committee

Radiation Health and Safety Advisory Council

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 CEO 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.	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 - 11 Application of Act to Commonwealth contractors
Commonwealth entity	means any of the following:	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:	Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998	Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 - 13 Definitions
controlled facility	means:	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:	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 Council 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:	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:	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 - 80A Inspectors may give improvement notices Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 - 13 Definitions
inspector	means a person appointed as an inspector 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 licence or a facility licence.	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