Code of Practice for Nuclear Medicine: Draft for consultation

Submissions on this consultation have now closed.

Published online: 
05 December 2016

The Radiation Safety Act 2016 was enacted in March 2016 and comes fully into force on 7 March 2017. It will repeal and replace the current Radiation Protection Act 1965 and its Regulations. The Act is administered by the Ministry of Health’s Office of Radiation Safety.

The Act sets out high-level safety and security obligations in sections 9–12. There are many different types of radiation use and the requirements are often very technical. The Act therefore authorises the issuing of codes of practice to set out more detailed requirements relating to individual areas of practice. This code relates to nuclear medicine. 

Section 86(2) states ‘before issuing a code of practice, the Director [for Radiation Safety] must consult any person who the Director reasonably considers is likely to be affected by the proposed code.’ The purpose of this consultation document is to consult as required by section 86(2) and promote discussion. No decisions have been made about the final content.

Consultation period is closed

Submissions closed at 5.00 pm, Friday 27 January 2017.

Thanks to all those who provided their feedback.

Publishing information

  • Date of publication:
    05 December 2016
  • ISBN:
    978-0-947515-92-8 (online)
  • HP number:
    6522
  • Citation:
    Ministry of Health. 2016. Code of Practice for Nuclear Medicine: Draft for consultation.Wellington: Ministry of Health.
  • Ordering information:
    Only soft copy available to download
  • Copyright status:

    Owned by the Ministry of Health and licensed for reuse under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence.

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