List of Australian Competent Authorities for the Code for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material (RPS C-2)
| Jurisdiction | Contact | Competent Authority |
|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth | Chief Executive Officer ARPANSA PO Box 655 Miranda NSW 1490 Email: info@arpansa.gov.au Tel: (02) 9541 8333 Fax: (02) 9541 8314 | Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) |
| Australian Capital Territory | Director, Health Risk Facility and Radiation Safety Health Protection Service ACT Health and Community Services Directorate Locked Bag 5005 Weston Creek ACT 2611 Email: hps@act.gov.au Tel: (02) 5124 9700 Fax: (02) 5124 5554 | Chief Health Officer |
| New South Wales | Unit Head Radiation Environment Protection Authority Locked Bag 5022 Parramatta NSW 2124 Email: environmental.solutionsCLR@epa.nsw.gov.au Email: info@epa.nsw.gov.au (24 hours) Tel: 131 555 (24 hours) Tel: (02) 9995 5972 (business hours) | Environment Protection Authority |
| Northern Territory radioactive ores and concentrates | Chief Inspector – Radioactive Ores and Concentrates (Packaging and Transport) NT Worksafe GPO Box 1722 Darwin NT 0801 Email: ntworksafe@nt.gov.au Tel: 1800 019 115 | Work Health Authority |
| Northern Territory for all other radioactive substances | Director Radiation Protection Radiation Protection Section Department of Health GPO Box 40596 Casuarina NT 0811 Email: radiationprotection@nt.gov.au Tel: (08) 8922 7152 | Department of Health |
| Queensland | Director, Radiation Health Queensland Health PO Box 2368 Fortitude Valley BC QLD 4006 Email: radiation_health@health.qld.gov.au Tel: (07) 3328 9200 | Queensland Health |
| South Australia | Manager, Air, Noise and Radiation Science Environment Protection Authority GPO Box 2607 Adelaide SA 5001 Email: EPARadiationProtectionBranch@sa.gov.au Tel: (08) 8204 2004 (general enquires) Tel: (Incident): 1800 307 733 | Minister for Climate, Environment and Water |
| Tasmania | Principal Health Physicist, Radiation Protection Unit Department of Health GPO Box 125 Hobart TAS 7001 Email: radiation.protection@health.tas.gov.au Tel: (03) 6222 7256 Fax: (03) 6222 7257 | Director of Public Health |
| Victoria | Health Regulator Department of Health GPO Box 4541 Melbourne VIC 3001 Email: radiation.safety@health.vic.gov.au | Secretary, Department of Health |
| Western Australia | Secretary Radiological Council Locked Bag 2006 PO Nedlands WA 6009 Email: radiation.health@health.wa.gov.au Tel: (08) 9222 0888 | Radiological Council |
Australian Competent Authority for the transport of radioactive material by air or sea
| Mode of Transport | Contact | Competent Authority |
|---|---|---|
| Air | Director, Aviation Safety Civil Aviation Safety Authority GPO Box 2005 Canberra ACT 2601 Email: dg@casa.gov.au Tel: +61 131 757 or +61 2 6217 1449 if overseas. | Civil Aviation Safety Authority |
| Sea (international and interstate) | AUSTRALIAN MARITIME SAFETY AUTHORITY Website: http://www.amsa.gov.au Email: cargoca@amsa.gov.au Telephone AMSA Connect: 1800 627 484 (+61 2 6279 5000) Mail Address: GPO Box 2181 Canberra City ACT 2601 Australia | Australian Maritime Safety Authority |
