Radiation Protection Amendment Regulations 2009
I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Radiation Protection Act 2005 .
26 June 2009PETER G. UNDERWOOD
Governor
By His Excellency's Command,
LARA GIDDINGS
Minister for Health
These regulations may be cited as the Radiation Protection Amendment Regulations 2009 .
These regulations take effect on 1 July 2009.
In these regulations, the Radiation Protection Regulations 2006 are referred to as the Principal Regulations.
4. Regulation 20 amended (Disposal into sewer)
Regulation 20 of the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting subregulation (2) and substituting the following subregulation:(2) Before disposing of radioactive material in a sewer, a person must obtain written approval from –(a) the Director of Public Health; and(b) the Secretary of the department responsible for administering the Water and Sewerage Industry Act 2008 ; and(c) the regulated entity, within the meaning of the Water and Sewerage Industry Act 2008 , responsible for the sewer.Penalty: Fine not exceeding 250 penalty units.
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 1 July 2009
These regulations are administered in the Department of Health and Human Services.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the regulation)
These regulations amend the Radiation Protection Regulations 2006 consequent on the enactment of the Water and Sewerage Industry Act 2008 .