Bill
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Amendment Bill 2015
passed, as at 2015-09-10. Health portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Health
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2015-06-18
- second reading — 2015-06-18
- second reading — 2015-08-13
- second reading — 2015-08-13
- third reading — 2015-08-13
- introduced — 2015-08-17
- second reading — 2015-08-17
- second reading — 2015-08-18
- second reading — 2015-08-18
- committee — 2015-08-18
- third reading — 2015-08-18
- passed — 2015-08-18
- royal assent — 2015-09-10
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2015-06-18.
The bill updates Australia's radiation safety law for the first time since 1998.
It gives the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency new powers to issue time-limited licences, regulate clean-up of contaminated sites, and respond to emergencies.
The bill also updates technical definitions to match international terms and makes minor improvements to the regulatory regime.
- ARPANSA can issue single licences covering multiple facilities or sources.
- The agency can issue time-limited licences.
- The law is clarified to cover contractors and others working with Commonwealth entities.
- ARPANSA gets a wider range of monitoring and enforcement measures.
- Technical definitions are updated to reflect internationally accepted terms.
- Minor amendments remove redundant provisions and improve clarity.
Commonwealth entities that use radiation, including those operating nuclear facilities and radiation sources such as baggage x-ray units and research reactors.
Sources
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