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1. Country ReportNew ZealandJune 2004
2. LEGISLATIVE & REGULATORY INFRASTRUCTURE Legislation
Transport, Work Safety & Emergency Regulations
The Regulatory Authority
National Coordination
International Cooperation
3. LEGISLATION Current legislation (Radiation Protection Act) dates from 1965
Several deficiencies when compared with Basic Safety Standards and GS-R-1
New legislation has been drafted and is going through machinery of government
May pass onto Parliamentary Agenda in 2005 or 2006
4. TRANSPORT, WASTE SAFETY & EMERGENCY REGULATIONS Transport requirements established in radiation safety legislation (adopting ST-1)
Waste safety & emergency regulations invoked through Codes of Safe Practice as condition of licence
15 Codes in use; 8 under development
Proposed new Act will directly empower Codes
5. REGULATORY AUTHORITY The RA is the National Radiation Laboratory (NRL)
32 FTEs
Revenue:
25% Crown Grant
15% Fees
60% Third Party
ISO 9000 (2000) and ISO 17025 accredited
Major provider of radiation safety services (eg. PDS, calibrations, environmental analysis)