The Director for Radiation Safety (the Director) has reviewed the Code of Practice for Sealed Radioactive Material: ORS C12 2020 (ORS C12 2020).
The Director has decided that amendments are required to improve the code of practice. Further public consultation on proposed amendments will be announced once this work has been commissioned.
The review was conducted in accordance with section 90 of the Radiation Safety Act 2016 (the Act). The Director is appointed under section 76 of the Act.
Public submissions
Before reviewing the code of practice, the Director invited public submissions on the review question:
‘Are changes required to improve the Code of Practice for Sealed Radioactive Material: ORS C12 2020’?
The submission period opened on 27 June 2025 and closed at 5pm, Friday 25 July 2025.
Seven submissions were received and all supported changes to improve the clarity of language. Specific matters raised included clarifying: the scope, clauses on testing, and provisions and/or guidance material on portable nuclear gauges. Further consultation on proposals was also mentioned.
Purpose of the review
The purpose of the review was to enable the Director to decide whether changes are required to improve ORS C12 2020. The review considered information on the operation, technical accuracy and clarity of the code of practice.
Next steps
To make the improvements to ORS C12 2020, further public consultation on proposed changes will be conducted in accordance with section 89 of the Act. Information about the public consultation will be advised on this webpage when it is available. The submissions received during this review will be fully considered in proposing changes for further public consultation.
For further information, please contact [email protected].
About ORS C12 2020
ORS C12 2020 was issued under section 86 of the Act. The purpose of the code of practice is to specify the technical requirements that a person who deals with a radiation source that is subject to the scope of the code of practice must comply with in order to comply with the fundamental requirements of the Act (see sections 9-12 of the Act). The code of practice was also issued to be appropriate to the level of risk posed by the radiation sources and their use.
