South Australian Numbered Regulations South Australian Numbered Regulations142—Prescribed classes of sealed radioactive sources
For the purposes of section 30(3) of the Act, the following classes of sealed radioactive sources are prescribed:
(a) sealed radioactive sources to which these regulations do not apply by reason of regulation 7
;
(b) sealed radioactive sources that consist solely of Hydrogen-3 or Polonium-210;
(c) sealed radioactive sources that consist solely of Gold-198, are in the form of seeds or grains, and are used for radiation therapy;
(d) sealed radioactive sources that contain Cobalt-60 or Iridium-192, are in the form of wire or pins, and are used for radiation therapy;
(e) sealed radioactive sources that are kept, stored and used while contained in an instrument or device that contains another sealed radioactive source that is registered under section 30 of the Act;
(f) sealed radioactive sources that contain Iridium-192 and are used for industrial radiography if—
(i) the source replaces a source in a source container; and
(ii) the replaced source is registered under section 30 of the Act; and
(iii) the source replacing the registered source has a maximum activity no greater than the maximum activity of the source it has replaced;
(g) sealed radioactive sources that are held as stock for sale by a person who has complied with regulation 113
;
(h) sealed radioactive sources that are being installed by a person who has complied with regulation 113
;
(i) sealed radioactive sources that contain a group 1 or 2 radionuclide with an activity of less than 50 megabecquerels except—
(i) Radium-226; and
(ii) Strontium-90 used for ophthalmological radiation therapy;
(j) sealed radioactive sources that contain less than 25 megabecquerels of Radium-226;
(k) sealed radioactive sources that contain a group 3 or 4 radionuclide with an activity of less than 500 megabecquerels.