Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts Without limiting the
general power of the Governor to make regulations, the Council shall make
recommendations and regulations may be made by the Governor in respect to the
following matters —
(a) the
exemption of persons or things from the provisions of this Act;
(b) the
application of the provisions of this Act in relation to electronic products;
(c) the
method of assessment of fees and charges, and the grant, issue, renewal,
variation, transfer, suspension or revocation of licences, permits and
registrations;
(d) the
conditions, restrictions or limitations that may be imposed under this Act;
(e) the
method of making applications, the forms to be used and the records to be kept
for the purposes of this Act, and the manner of, and time for, their
submission, including a requirement that information supplied be verified by
statutory declaration;
(f)
regulating the provision and the contents of plans, specifications,
computations or other data required and the manner in which it is presented;
(g)
regulating any acts, matters or things in relation to the design, manufacture,
construction, installation, shielding, identification, operation, alteration,
repair or use of any premises or thing to which this Act applies;
(h) the
definition of terms for the purposes of this Act including the use of
chemical, physical, medical, engineering or technical expressions;
(i)
controlling the sale, purchase, and use of specified
radioactive substances, irradiating apparatus, and electronic products, in
relation to specified purposes or generally, including the qualifications and
experience required of persons engaged therewith;
(j)
investigations, enquiries as to safety, the taking of samples, methods of
storage and transportation, the efficacy of controls;
(k) the
use of premises or places, the health of persons employed, the storage or
disposal of radioactive substances or waste, the maximum discharge limits
which shall not be exceeded, and the protection of the environment;
(l) the
concentrations of radioactive chemical elements that shall, or shall not, be
lawful in specified circumstances;
(m) the
maximum permissible levels of exposure to radiation of persons in specified
circumstances;
(n)
requiring the compulsory medical examination of persons exposed or likely to
be exposed to the risk of disease due to radiation;
(o) the
establishment and operation of nuclear reactors and nuclear fuel processing
plants, and the use of nuclear explosions;
(p)
requiring notification of accidents or occurrences of potential danger, and of
defects in, or damage to, apparatus, products, or premises;
(q)
establishing procedures, standards, specifications and other requirements in
the interests of safety; and
(r) any
other purpose necessary for safeguarding the public or any person, or
otherwise in the public interest, in relation to the matters referred to in
this Act.