Health (Radioactive Substances) Regulation 1994

Queensland Health Act 1937 HEALTH (RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES) REGULATION 1994 Reprinted as in force on 13 September 1994 (SL not amended up to this date) Reprint No. 1 This reprint is prepared by the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel Warning—This reprint is not an authorised copy

Information about this reprint This regulation is reprinted as at 13 September 1994. Minor editorial changes allowed under the provisions of the Reprints Act 1992 mentioned in the following list have also been made to— • omit provisions that are no longer required (s 40) • omit the words of notification (s 42A). Also see Endnotes for information about— • when provisions commenced • provisions that have not commenced and are not incorporated in the reprint.

Queensland HEALTH (RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES) REGULATION 1994 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Abrasive blasting material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ENDNOTES 1 Index to Endnotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2 Date to which amendments incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 3 List of legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4 List of annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

s1 3 s2 Health (Radioactive Substances) Regulation 1994 HEALTH (RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES) REGULATION 1994 [reprinted as in force on 13 September 1994 2 ] ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Health (Radioactive Substances) Regulation 1994 3–4 . ˙ Abrasive blasting material 2.(1) This section applies to abrasive blasting material that contains a radioactive substance in less that the concentration prescribed under the Radioactive Substances Act 1958 . (2) A person must not sell, supply, use or otherwise deal with the material mentioned in subsection (1) unless— (a) the material complies with the following release criteria— (i) [Th + D] (Bq g¯ 1 ) + [U + D] (Bq g¯ 1 ) ≤ 1 1.5 4.0 ; and (ii) the gross alpha and gross beta activity concentrations in the TCLP extracts from the material are no more than 10 times the concentrations specified in the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines 1 of the National Health and Medical Research Council and the Australian Water Resources Council for the screening of gross alpha and gross beta activity concentration; or (b) the chief executive is satisfied that— (i) the material complies with other more appropriate release 1 A copy of the Guidelines is available for inspection at the Department of Health, Brisbane.

s2 4 s2 Health (Radioactive Substances) Regulation 1994 criteria; and (ii) the other release criteria are consistent with the National Health and Medical Research Council guidelines on the use of abrasive blasting material. (3) The extraction fluids to be used in the screening mentioned in subsection (2)(a)(ii) are acetate buffer at pH 4.9 and deionised water. (4) In subsection (2)— “TCLP” means the Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure specified in the Code 2 of Federal Regulations of the United States, Title 40, Part 261, Appendix 2, 7-1-91, EPA Method 1311. “[Th + D]” means the total specific activity in becquerels per gram (Bq g¯ 1 ) of the thorium series radionuclides present in the material. “[U + D]” means the total specific activity in becquerels per gram (Bq g¯ 1 ) of the uranium series radionuclides present in the material. 2 A copy of the relevant part of the Code is available for inspection at the Department of Health, Brisbane.

5 Health (Radioactive Substances) Regulation 1994 † ENDNOTES ´ 1 Index to Endnotes Page 2 Date to which amendments incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 3 List of legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4 List of annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 ´ 2 Date to which amendments incorporated This is the reprint date mentioned in the Reprints Act 1992, section 5(c). However, no amendments have commenced operation on or before that day. Future amendments of the Health (Radioactive Substances) Regulation 1994 may be made in accordance with this reprint under the Reprints Act 1992, section 49. ´ 3 List of legislation Health (Radioactive Substances) Regulation 1994 SL No. 325 notfd Gaz 2 September 1994 pp 78–9 commenced on date of notification

6 Health (Radioactive Substances) Regulation 1994 ´ 4 List of annotations Key to abbreviations in list of annotations amd Ch cl def Div hdg ins om prec pres prev (prev) prov Pt R1 RA renum Sdiv sub = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = amended Chapter clause definition Division heading inserted omitted preceding present previous previously provision Part Reprint No. 1 Reprints Act 1992 renumbered Subdivision substituted Provisions not included in reprint, or amended by amendments not included in reprint, are underlined Repeal s 3 om R1 (see RA s 40)