Division 4 Disposal, discharge and transport of radioactive substances and radiation apparatus

23   Disposal of radioactive substances and radiation apparatus

(1)  A person must not dispose of any radioactive substance or any radiation apparatus except with the consent of the Chairperson.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.

(2)  A person must not dispose of any radiation apparatus unless the apparatus has been rendered permanently inoperable.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.

(3)  The consent of the Chairperson may be given generally or in a particular case and may be subject to such conditions as the Chairperson thinks fit to impose.

24   Records to be kept of discharge of radioactive substances

(1)  The occupier of any premises on which radioactive substances are kept must maintain a record, in accordance with this clause, of all radioactive substances discharged from the premises.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.

(2)  The record must include the following information:

(a)  the type of radioactive substances discharged,

(b)  an estimate of the total activity of the radioactive substances discharged,

(c)  the manner in which the radioactive substances were discharged,

(d)  the date on which the radioactive substances were discharged.

25   Transport of radioactive substances

A person must not cause any radioactive substance to be transported otherwise than in accordance with the requirements of the document published by the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency entitled Code of Practice for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material, as in force from time to time.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.