ARPANSA - Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency

This Page:

• Statement of Regulatory Policy
• Regulatory Compliance Policy
• Regulatory Inspection Policy
• Use of Sealed Sources Beyond their Recommended Working Life
• Guidance for Licence Holder Quarterly Reporting
• Quarterly Reporting Proforma
• Managing changes to the Source Inventory
• Source Inventory Workbook
• Disposal Request Proforma (Regulation 53(1))
• Disposal of controlled apparatus and controlled material
• Transfer Notice Proforma (Regulation 53(2))
• Guidelines for Determining whether a UV source is controlled apparatus under the ARPANS Legislation
• Frequency of calibration of Radiation Detection Instruments – Guidance to Licence Holders
• Interim Approval of Radiation Safety Training Courses
• Stakeholder Education
• What to expect during an ARPANSA inspection
• Codes & Standards
• Plans & Arrangements

Statement of Regulatory Policy

This statement of regulatory policy establishes the high-level framework for ARPANSA's regulatory activities.

Statement of Regulatory Policy (PDF 928kb)

This statement of regulatory policy establishes the high-level framework for ARPANSA's regulatory activities.

Regulatory Compliance Policy

Regulatory Compliance Policy (PDF 422kb)

This policy document establishes the principles for monitoring compliance under the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 and the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Regulations 1999.

Regulatory Inspection Policy

Regulatory Inspection Policy (PDF 40kb)

This policy establishes the principles and framework for the regulatory inspection program within ARPANSA's compliance monitoring framework.

Use of Sealed Sources Beyond their Recommended Working Life

REGULATORY GUIDE: Use of Sealed Sources Beyond their Recommended Working Life (PDF 126kb)

Licence Holder Reporting

Guidance for Licence Holder Quarterly Reporting

REGULATORY GUIDE: Reporting Compliance v5 August 2009.pdf (PDF 235kb)

The purpose of this document is assist licence holders in identifying the types of information which should be included in quarterly reports to the CEO of ARPANSA as part of ensuring compliance with the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety (ARPANS) Legislation.

Quarterly Reporting Proforma

This proforma has been developed to assist licence holders in fulfilling their quarterly reporting commitments to the CEO of ARPANSA. It is designed for use by holders of a source or prescribed radiation facility licence.

Reporting proforma v4 August 2009 (DOC 76kb)

REGULATORY GUIDE: Managing changes to the Source Inventory (PDF 33kb) provides guidance on how to manage changes to the source inventory in compliance with the ARPANS Act and Regulations.

Source Inventory Workbook (Excel 362kb)

Transfer and Disposal of Sources

Disposal Request Proforma (Regulation 53(1)

Disposal Request Proforma (Regulation 53(1))(DOC 63kb)

This form is to be used to seek approval from the CEO of ARPANSA to destroy or otherwise dispose of controlled apparatus or controlled material. Disposal includes the transfer of controlled apparatus or controlled material to a person or organisation outside Commonwealth jurisdiction. Please refer to the Regulatory Guide for further information.

REGULATORY GUIDE: Disposal of controlled apparatus and controlled material v1 Aug 2007 (PDF 37kb)

Transfer Notice Proforma (Regulation 53(2))

Transfer Notice Proforma (Regulation 53(2))(DOC 60kb)

This form is to be used to advise the CEO about the transfer of controlled apparatus or controlled material to another organisation within the Commonwealth. This form must be received within 7 days of the transfer. Transfer of sources outside Commonwealth jurisdiction is deemed disposal and requires the prior approval of the CEO.

Guidelines for Determining whether a UV source is controlled apparatus under the ARPANS Legislation

Guidelines for Determining whether a UV source is controlled apparatus under the ARPANS Legislation (PDF 199kb)

This procedure describes the steps taken by the officers of the Regulatory Branch to determine whether a UV source is classed as a controlled apparatus or not. This document clarifies the conditions specified in Regulation 4 and facilitates the decision process. The document should be used as an aid in interpreting the Regulations. However, it is still open for anyone to use Regulation 4 directly to determine whether an apparatus is classed as a controlled apparatus or not. This document is valid for both pulsed and continuous sources of ultraviolet radiation where the exposure duration is not less than 0.1 ms. This document does not apply to ultraviolet lasers.

Frequency of calibration of Radiation Detection Instruments – Guidance to Licence Holders

Frequency of calibration of Radiation Detection Instruments – Guidance to Licence Holders (PDF 141kb)

This guidance document provides clarification to licence holders on what is expected in terms of the frequency of calibration of radiation detection instrumentation.

Interim Approval of Radiation Safety Training Courses

Interim approval of radiation safety training courses (PDF 50kb)

To assist licence holders’ compliance with licence conditions relating to training of persons who deal with controlled apparatus and controlled material, the CEO has issued interim approval to radiation safety courses approved by the State and Territory regulators. This interim approval will apply until ARPANSA implements its own approval process.

Stakeholder Education

ARPANSA Regulatory staff often provide educational sessions as part of licence holder forums, workshops, meetings or inspections. These presentations, whilst usually created for and presented to specific licence holders, contain useful content likely to be of interest to other groups.

ARPANSA for Defence Medical - licensing and introduction of medical code July 09(5) (PDF 1618kb)

What to expect during an ARPANSA Inspection 

This document explains what you can expect during an ARPANSA inspection.

What to expect during an ARPANSA Inspection (PDF 71k)

Codes & Standards

These codes & standards are applied as licence conditions for many conducts and dealings.

Plans & Arrangements

Regulatory Guideline on Review of Plans and Arrangements (PDF 484kb)

This regulatory guideline sets out the requirements that should be satisfactorily demonstrated in a licence holder’s plans and arrangements.

The CEO invites feedback on the usefulness of these Regulatory Guides. Comments maybe made via email to licenceadmin@arpansa.gov.au or mail to:

Director, Regulatory and Policy
ARPANSA
P.O. Box 655
Miranda NSW 1490

 

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