Changes to the Radiation Safety Regulations
The Government made its final decisions to amend the Radiation Safety Amendment Regulations on 8 May 2023. The amendments are set out in the Radiation Safety Amendment Regulations 2023.
The changes come into force on 28 June 2023.
A comprehensive summary of the changes is available here on the Manatū Hauora – Ministry of Health website.
The summary of changes is available under the following headings:
- New radiation safety fees from 28 June 2023
- Changes to compliance monitoring categories from 28 June 2023
- Introduction of registration and record-keeping requirements for irradiating apparatus used for X-ray fluorescence and X-ray diffraction (XRFs and XRDs) from 28 June 2023
- Clarification to the conditions that apply to the exemption from licencing for XRFs and XRDs
- Reduction to the scope of the activities that registered veterinarians can perform without having to obtain a use licence
- Resources
If you have specific queries about the changes, you can contact the Radiation Safety review team by email.