Stakeholder engagement Ongoing communications Our team undertakes day-to-day operational communication regarding regulatory activities. This includes: Informing the general public and assisting regulated entities to comply: The Radiation Hotline and educational activities assist regulated entities to be aware of their compliance obligations and aim to inform the general public on radiation safety. Accessing intelligence on radiation incidents: Working with the Registration & Licensing Team and the Systems & Databases Team within the Environmental Health Regulation and Compliance Unit. The Radiation Hotline also provides a forum through which the Radiation Team can be alerted to an incident. Accessing intelligence on regulated entity behaviour: Both working with the teams mentioned above and assessing information found in ongoing inspections or through incident reports. Undertaking inspections: Working with regulated entities to monitor and ensure the safe use of radiation, by providing helpful advice and assisting them to comply with requirements. Planned communication activities In 2017–18, the key stakeholder activity which the Radiation Team will undertake to address the risks to its outcomes will be: Design and undertake a survey following compliance inspections of licence holders to determine their levels of understanding after the inspection. The survey will include questions that aim to find out; if the licence holder knows they are compliant/non-compliant; whether they found the inspection to be useful in understanding the nature of any non-compliance; and, whether they have the necessary resources to remedy any non-compliance. The Radiation Team will also focus on working with stakeholders in the radiation therapy sector in order to implement necessary regulatory controls pertaining to quality assurance in external beam radiation therapy. Table 5: List of key stakeholders Key stakeholders Type Management licence holders Regulated entities and individuals Use license holders Regulated individuals Approved testers Regulated individuals Approved assessors Regulated individuals Committees (e.g. Ministerial Radiation Advisory Source of intelligence and policy advice Committee, National Radiation Health Committee) Cancer Council Victoria Related information provider The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Source of intelligence Radiologists Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Code and Standard development Agency framework manager Regulators in other Australian jurisdictions National Uniformity Partners Councils Source of intelligence
Stakeholder engagement Ongoing communications Our team undertakes day-to-day operational communication regarding regulatory activities. This includes: Informing the general public and assisting regulated entities to comply: The Radiation Hotline and educational activities assist regulated entities to be aware of their compliance obligations and aim to inform the general public on radiation safety. Accessing intelligence on radiation incidents: Working with the Registration & Licensing Team and the Systems & Databases Team within the Environmental Health Regulation and Compliance Unit. The Radiation Hotline also provides a forum through which the Radiation Team can be alerted to an incident. Accessing intelligence on regulated entity behaviour: Both working with the teams mentioned above and assessing information found in ongoing inspections or through incident reports. Undertaking inspections: Working with regulated entities to monitor and ensure the safe use of radiation, by providing helpful advice and assisting them to comply with requirements. Planned communication activities In 2017–18, the key stakeholder activity which the Radiation Team will undertake to address the risks to its outcomes will be: Design and undertake a survey following compliance inspections of licence holders to determine their levels of understanding after the inspection. The survey will include questions that aim to find out; if the licence holder knows they are compliant/non-compliant; whether they found the inspection to be useful in understanding the nature of any non-compliance; and, whether they have the necessary resources to remedy any non-compliance. The Radiation Team will also focus on working with stakeholders in the radiation therapy sector in order to implement necessary regulatory controls pertaining to quality assurance in external beam radiation therapy. Table 5: List of key stakeholders Key stakeholders Type Management licence holders Regulated entities and individuals Use license holders Regulated individuals Approved testers Regulated individuals Approved assessors Regulated individuals Committees (e.g. Ministerial Radiation Advisory Committee, National Radiation Health Committee) Source of intelligence and policy advice Cancer Council Victoria Related information provider The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists Source of intelligence Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency Code and Standard development framework manager Regulators in other Australian jurisdictions National Uniformity Partners Councils Source of intelligence
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