Australian Capital Australian Capital 590 registrations, 1100 licensees 2 2 scientific Territory Territory Radiation Council (Radiation Safety Section of the Health Protection Service) Northern Department of Health 1300 licensees 2.5 2 scientific, 0.5 Territory administrative (Radiation Protection 518 registered apparatus Section of Environmental 348 registered sealed sources Health Branch) Effective independence of the regulatory function Within all jurisdictions in Australia, there is an effective independence between the appropriate regulatory authorities for radiation safety and other areas within organisations dealing with spent fuel or radioactive waste management, with the exception that the regulatory bodies all have some sources and store a small quantity of radioactive waste. Some jurisdictions have a form of executive management, independent of the regulatory body that can make decisions upon the safe management of facilities belonging to the regulatory body. There is an effective independence between ARPANSA and all its licence holders; for example ARPANSA and ANSTO report to different ministers, and ARPANSA reports directly to parliament on a quarterly and annual basis. In Queensland, the regulatory authority operates Queensland’s radioactive waste store on behalf of the State. However, the Store is operated under the scrutiny of the independent Radiation Advisory Council, which is required to seek, obtain and consider a report from an external technical auditor every two years to review all actions of the regulatory authority in managing the facility. Additionally, there is a Management Advisory Committee, which represents the State and the Somerset Regional Council (where the facility is located), which advises the Minister on the management of the facility based on the review of records, audit reports and any other inspection of the facility by the Committee. In Western Australia, the registration of the radioactive waste store at the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre Site at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in Perth is held by the Radiation Health Unit of the WA Department of Health. The WA Radiological Council does not own/operate the store. The Radiological Council requires a registration of premises and sources and imposes conditions on the registration.
Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory Radiation Council (Radiation Safety Section of the Health Protection Service) 590 registrations, 1100 licensees 2 2 scientific Northern Territory Department of Health (Radiation Protection Section of Environmental Health Branch) 1300 licensees 518 registered apparatus 348 registered sealed sources 2.5 2 scientific, 0.5 administrative Effective independence of the regulatory function Within all jurisdictions in Australia, there is an effective independence between the appropriate regulatory authorities for radiation safety and other areas within organisations dealing with spent fuel or radioactive waste management, with the exception that the regulatory bodies all have some sources and store a small quantity of radioactive waste. Some jurisdictions have a form of executive management, independent of the regulatory body that can make decisions upon the safe management of facilities belonging to the regulatory body. There is an effective independence between ARPANSA and all its licence holders; for example ARPANSA and ANSTO report to different ministers, and ARPANSA reports directly to parliament on a quarterly and annual basis. In Queensland, the regulatory authority operates Queensland’s radioactive waste store on behalf of the State. However, the Store is operated under the scrutiny of the independent Radiation Advisory Council, which is required to seek, obtain and consider a report from an external technical auditor every two years to review all actions of the regulatory authority in managing the facility. Additionally, there is a Management Advisory Committee, which represents the State and the Somerset Regional Council (where the facility is located), which advises the Minister on the management of the facility based on the review of records, audit reports and any other inspection of the facility by the Committee. In Western Australia, the registration of the radioactive waste store at the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre Site at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in Perth is held by the Radiation Health Unit of the WA Department of Health. The WA Radiological Council does not own/operate the store. The Radiological Council requires a registration of premises and sources and imposes conditions on the registration.
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