Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

RADIATION PROTECTION ACT 2006 - SECT 60A

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person owns a regulated radiation source; and

        (b)     the regulated radiation source is not registered under section 26; and

        (c)     another person deals with the unregistered radiation source; and

        (d)     the dealing by the other person is not authorised under the other person's licence in relation to the unregistered radiation source.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.

    (2)     It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against this section if the defendant proves that the defendant took reasonable steps to prevent the unregistered radiation source from being dealt with by a person not authorised under a licence to deal with the radiation source.

Note     The defendant has a legal burden in relation to the matters mentioned in s (2) (see Criminal Code

, s 59).