Transport Regulations Amended

Revised International Regulations and Australian Code Adopted

The Radiation Safety (Transport of Radioactive Substances) Regulations 2002 have now been amended to replace the references to the IAEA International Regulations and the Australian Transport Code.

The definitions for Code and International Regulations in Regulation 2 are now –

Code means the Code for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material (2019), RPS C-2 (Rev. 1) published by the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) under the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 (Commonwealth) Part 3.

International Regulations means the International Atomic Energy Agency Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material 2018 Edition, SSR-6 (Rev. 1) set out in the Code Schedule A, as modified by the Code clauses 2.2 to 2.10.

Other regulations have also had minor amendments to remove references to specific paragraphs of the Transport Code.

Electronic copies of the Radiation Safety Act and its regulations with the most recent amendments are available on the website of the Parliamentary Counsel's Office of the Department of Justice at www.legislation.wa.gov.au.