Western Australian Current Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (MINES) REGULATIONS 2022 - REG 641K

641K .         Meaning of radioactive material

        (1)         In this Subdivision, material is radioactive material if the regulator designates, in writing, the material to be radioactive material under subregulation (2).

        (2)         The regulator may designate material to be radioactive material if —

            (a)         the material —

                  (i)         exhibits radioactivity; or

                  (ii)         emits ionising radiation or particles; or

                  (iii)         contains radionuclides of natural origin;

                and

            (b)         the activity concentration in the material exceeds 1 Bqg ^‑1 .

        (3)         The regulator must give a person who is affected by a designation made under subregulation (2) a written copy of the regulator’s designation.