Radiation Safety (Radiation Safety Standards) Notice 1999

Queensland Radiation Safety Act 1999 Radiation Safety (Radiation Safety Standards) Notice 1999 Reprinted as in force on 1 January 2005 (includes commenced amendments up to 2004 SL No. 281) Reprint No. 1A This reprint is prepared by the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel Warning—This reprint is not an authorised copy Information about this reprint This notice is reprinted as at 1 January 2005. The reprint shows the law as amended by all amendments that commenced on or before that day (Reprints Act 1992 s 5(c)). The reprint includes a reference to the law by which each amendment was made—see list of legislation and list of annotations in endnotes. Also see list of legislation for any uncommenced amendments. Minor editorial changes allowed under the provisions of the Reprints Act 1992 have also been made to use aspects of format and printing style consistent with current drafting practice (s 35). This page is specific to this reprint. 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Queensland Radiation Safety (Radiation Safety Standards) Notice 1999 Contents Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Making radiation safety standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 Where copies of standards etc. are available for inspection . . . . 3 Schedule Radiation safety standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Part 1 Standards for radiation sources—health care related Part 2 Standards for radiation sources—non–health care related Part 3 Standards for sealed source apparatus and sealing of radioactive substances Part 4 Standards for premises Endnotes 1 Index to endnotes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2 Date to which amendments incorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 3 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4 Table of reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 5 List of legislation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 6 List of annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 s 1 3 s 4 Radiation Safety (Radiation Safety Standards) Notice 1999 Radiation Safety (Radiation Safety Standards) Notice 1999 [as amended by all amendments that commenced on or before 1 January 2005] 1 Short title This notice may be cited as the Radiation Safety (Radiation Safety Standards) Notice 1999. 2 Making radiation safety standards The documents mentioned in the schedule have been made as radiation safety standards. 4 Where copies of standards etc. are available for inspection Copies of the standards and the provisions of any document applied, adopted or incorporated by the standards are available for inspection, without charge, during normal business hours at the department’s office dealing with radiation health and safety. 4 Radiation Safety (Radiation Safety Standards) Notice 1999 Schedule Radiation safety standards section 2 Part 1 Standards for radiation sources—health care related 1 HR001:2004 Standard for radiation apparatus used to carry out plain film diagnostic radiography 2 Standard for radiation apparatus used to carry out computed tomography. 3 Standard for radiation apparatus used to carry out film-screen mammography. 4 HR002:2004 Standard for radiation apparatus used to carry out radioscopy 5 HR005:2004 Standard for radiation apparatus used to carry out intra-oral dental diagnostic radiography 6 Standard for Class 4 lasers used to carry out cosmetic or health related procedures on human beings. Part 2 Standards for radiation sources—non–health care related 1 Standard for radiation apparatus used to carry out plain film radiography of inanimate objects. 2 Standard for cabinet radiation apparatus used to carry out fluoroscopic or radiographic imaging of inanimate objects. 3 Standard for radiation apparatus used to carry out diagnostic radiography of animals. 5 Radiation Safety (Radiation Safety Standards) Notice 1999 Schedule (continued) 4 Standard for radiation apparatus used to carry out industrial radiography. 5 Standard for radiation apparatus used to carry out chemical analysis. 6 Standard for radiation apparatus used to carry out industrial gauging. 7 Standard for radiation apparatus used to carry out sterilisation. Part 3 Standards for sealed source apparatus and sealing of radioactive substances 1 Standard for sealed radioactive substances incorporated in sealed source apparatus used to carry out industrial radiography. 2 Standard for sealed radioactive substances incorporated in sealed source apparatus used to carry out chemical analysis. 3 Standard for sealed radioactive substances incorporated in sealed source apparatus used to carry out industrial gauging. 4 Standard for sealed radioactive substances incorporated in sealed source apparatus used to carry out borehole logging. 5 Standard for sealed radioactive substances incorporated in sealed source apparatus used to carry out moisture/density measurements. 6 Standard for sealed radioactive substances incorporated in sealed source apparatus used to carry out sterilisation. 6 Radiation Safety (Radiation Safety Standards) Notice 1999 Schedule (continued) Part 4 Standards for premises 1 Standard for premises at which radiation sources are used to carry out a radiation practice. 2 Standard for premises at which radioactive substances are stored. 3 Standard for premises at which radiation sources are used to carry out industrial radiography, excluding open sites. 4 PR004:2004 Standard for premises in which an ionising radiation apparatus is used to carry out health-related diagnostic radiography or radiation therapy 5 Standard for premises at which radiation apparatus is used to carry out veterinary diagnostic radiography or veterinary radiation therapy. 6 Standard for premises at which radiation sources are used to carry out industrial gauging. 7 Standard for premises at which radiation apparatus is used to carry out chemical analysis. 8 Standard for premises at which Class 4 lasers are used to carry out cosmetic or health related procedures. 9 Standard for premises at which radiation sources are used to carry out sterilisation. 7 Radiation Safety (Radiation Safety Standards) Notice 1999 Endnotes 1 Index to endnotes Page 2 Date to which amendments incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 3 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 4 Table of reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 5 List of legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 6 List of annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 2 Date to which amendments incorporated This is the reprint date mentioned in the Reprints Act 1992, section 5(c). Accordingly, this reprint includes all amendments that commenced operation on or before 1 January 2005. Future amendments of the Radiation Safety (Radiation Safety Standards) Notice 1999 may be made in accordance with this reprint under the Reprints Act 1992, section 49. 3 Key Key to abbreviations in list of legislation and annotations Key Explanation Key Explanation AIA = Acts Interpretation Act 1954 (prev) = previously amd = amended proc = proclamation amdt = amendment prov = provision ch = chapter pt = part def = definition pubd = published div = division R[X] = Reprint No.[X] exp = expires/expired RA = Reprints Act 1992 gaz = gazette reloc = relocated hdg = heading renum = renumbered ins = inserted rep = repealed lap = lapsed (retro) = retrospectively notfd = notified rv = revised edition o in c = order in council s = section om = omitted sch = schedule orig = original sdiv = subdivision p = page SIA = Statutory Instruments Act 1992 para = paragraph SIR = Statutory Instruments Regulation 2002 prec = preceding SL = subordinate legislation pres = present sub = substituted prev = previous unnum = unnumbered 8 Radiation Safety (Radiation Safety Standards) Notice 1999 4 Table of reprints Reprints are issued for both future and past effective dates. For the most up-to-date table of reprints, see the reprint with the latest effective date. If a reprint number includes a letter of the alphabet, the reprint was released in unauthorised, electronic form only. 5 List of legislation Radiation Safety (Radiation Safety Standards) Notice 1999 SL No. 343 made by the Minister for Health on 2 December 1999 pubd gaz 17 December 1999 pp 1581–5 commenced on date of publication exp 1 September 2010 (see SIA s 54) Note—The expiry date may have changed since this reprint was published. See the latest reprint of the SIR for any change. amending legislation— Radiation Safety (Radiation Safety Standards) Amendment Notice (No. 1) 2004 SL No. 281 notfd gaz 10 December 2004 pp 1195–8 ss 1–2 commenced on date of notification remaining provisions commenced 1 January 2005 (see s 2) 6 List of annotations When standards take effect s 3 om 2004 SL No. 281 s 4 SCHEDULE—RADIATION SAFETY STANDARDS amd 2004 SL No. 281 s 5 Reprint No. Amendments included Effective Reprint date 1 none 17 December 1999 1 February 2000 (Column discontinued) Notes 1A to 2004 SL No. 281 1 January 2005 © State of Queensland 2005