Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00956:reg:8:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00956
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 8 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 21561–24661

8                                                      Controlled apparatus that produces ionizing radiation not mentioned in another item of this table or in the definition of Group 1 or Group 2, dealings with which have the potential for accidental exposure likely to exceed a dose limit mentioned in sections 77 and 79 and likely to result in acute effects

GSR Part 3 means Radiation Protection and Safety of Radiation Sources: International Basic Safety Standards—IAEA Safety Standards Series No. GSR Part 3, published by the International Atomic Energy Agency, as existing on 1 March 2022.
Note: GSR Part 3 could in 2022 be viewed on the International Atomic Energy Agency's website (https://www.iaea.org).
holder of a licence means the controlled person to whom the licence is issued.
incident means:
 (a) any unintended event, including an operating error, equipment failure, initiating event, accident precursor, near miss or other mishap; or
 (b) any unauthorised act, whether or not malicious;
the consequences or potential consequences of which are not negligible.
irradiator means a device that contains a controlled material and gives a controlled dose of radiation to any target material.
Licence Charges Regulations means the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety (Licence Charges) Regulations 2018.
non‑ionizing radiation exposure limits means any of the following:
 (a) the reference levels mentioned in the ICNIRP Guidelines For Limiting Exposure To Time‑Varying Electric And Magnetic Fields (1 Hz—100 kHz), published by the International Commission on Non‑Ionizing Radiation Protection, as existing on 8 December 2018;
 (b) the limiting exposure mentioned in the Radiation Protection Standard for Limiting Exposure to Radiofrequency Fields—100 kHz to 300 GHz (2021) (Radiation Protection Series S‑1 (Rev. 1)), published by the CEO, as existing on 1 July 2021;
 (c) the maximum permissible exposure limits mentioned in AS/NZS IEC 60825.1:2014;
 (d) the exposure limits mentioned in AS/NZS IEC 62471:2011;
 (e) the exposure limits mentioned in the Radiation Protection Standard for Occupational Exposure to Ultraviolet Radiation (2006) (Radiation Protection Series No. 12), published by the CEO, as existing on 8 December 2018;
 (f) the exposure limits mentioned in the ICNIRP Guidelines On Limits Of Exposure To Static Magnetic Fields, published by the International Commission on Non‑Ionizing Radiation Protection, as existing on 8 December 2018.
Note 1: The documents mentioned in paragraphs (a), (b), (e) and (f) could in 2021 be viewed on, or accessed from, ARPANSA's website (https://www.arpansa.gov.au).
Note 2: For guidance on the exposure limits mentioned in paragraph (d), see the ICNIRP Guidelines On Limits Of Exposure To Incoherent Visible And Infrared Radiation, published by the International Commission on Non‑Ionizing Radiation Protection. The Guidelines could in 2021 be accessed from ARPANSA's website (https://www.arpansa.gov.au).
notifiable incident means any of the following:
 (a) an incident that exposes a person to a dose of ionizing radiation