ARPANSA - Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency

RHSAC Publications

• Provisional Agenda and Arrangements for Public Consultation for Council Meetings
• Summaries of the Radiation Health & Safety Advisory Council Meetings
• Radiation Health & Safety Advisory Council statements

Council Strategic Directions 2011-2012

Download the Council's Strategic Directions for 2011-2012:  PDF (60 kb) | RTF (316 kb)

Council vacancies for the 2012-2014 triennium

ARPANSA recently sought expressions of interest for both the Chair of Council and/or one of the member positions for the next triennium (2012-2014).  Details are available in the advertisement following.
Expressions of interest are now closed. Nominations are being collated for submission to the Minister, who will undertake the relevant consultation prior to making appointments to Council.

Download a copy of the advertisement that appeared in the Financial Review (5 Aug 2011) and The Weekend Australian (6 Aug 2011) - PDF 45kb | RTF 274 kb.

Functions of the Council

The Council has the following functions:

• to identify emerging issues relating to radiation protection and nuclear safety and to advise the CEO on them;
• to examine matters of major concern to the community in relation to radiation protection and nuclear safety and to advise the CEO on them;
• to advise the CEO on the adoption of recommendations, policies, codes and standards in relation to radiation protection and nuclear safety;
• to advise the CEO, at the CEO's request, on other matters relating to radiation protection and nuclear safety;
• to advise the CEO on such other matters relating to radiation protection and nuclear safety as the Council considers appropriate;
• to report to the CEO on matters relating to radiation protection and nuclear safety.

Membership of the Council

Council members for the 2009-2011 triennium are:

Chair:

Ms Sylvia Kidziak AM (NSW), occupational health, safety and environment consultant

CEO of ARPANSA:

Dr Carl-Magnus Larsson (NSW)

Radiation Control Officers:

Mr Simon Critchley (QLD), A/Senior Director, Environmental Health Branch, Queensland Health
Mr Keith Baldry (SA), Director, Regulation and Compliance Division, Environment Protection Authority

Person to represent the interests of the general public:

Em Prof Ian Lowe AO (QLD), Emeritus Professor of Science, Technology and Society, Griffith University and President, Australian Conservation Foundation

Nominee of the Chief Minister of the Northern Territory:

Mr Ian Lancaster (NT), Director, Water Management Branch, Dept of Natural Resources, Environment and The Arts

Up to 7 other Members:

Ms Margaret Conley (NSW), retired public health professional
Dr Denise Wheeler (QLD), radiation protection adviser, retired from UK nuclear industry
Ms Jill Fitch (SA), retired health physicist & radiation protection regulator
Assoc Prof Graeme Morgan (NSW), Radiation Oncologist, Royal North Shore Hospital
Dr Peter Glazebrook (VIC), Principal Adviser, Health Safety & Environment, Rio Tinto
Prof. John Kaldor (NSW), Professor of Epidemiology and NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellow, Public Health Interventions Research Group, NCHECR, University of New South Wales

There is one (1) vacancy on Council.

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