Proposed revised Code of Practice for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material: ORS C6

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• Proposed revised Code of Practice for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material: ORS C6 (pdf, 245 KB)
• Proposed revised Code of Practice for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material: ORS C6 (docx, 485 KB)

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Background

The Radiation Safety Act 2016 (the Act) is administered by the Ministry of Health –Manatū Hauora (the Ministry).

Section 86(1) of the Act allows the Director for Radiation Safety (the Director) to issue codes of practice. This is for the purpose of specifying technical requirements.

Code of Practice for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material: ORS C6 (C6) first became effective as of 19 April 2019. Section 90(a) of the Act requires the Director to review a code of practice once every five years.

Section 89(2) of the Act requires that the Director consult with any person who the Director reasonably considers is likely to be affected by a proposed amendment or revocation to a code of practice.

The Director has produced a revised C6 following the statutorily required review of C6.

This document sets out for public consultation revised C6.