Radiation Protection Act 2007 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 6 · Disposal of Radioactive Waste
13. Accumulation of radioactive waste
Feedback & supportSubject to subsection (2), a person must not, except with the prior written approval of the Director‑General and in accordance with such conditions, limitations and exceptions as the Director‑General may specify, accumulate any radioactive waste on any premises.
radioactive waste
“radioactive waste” means any waste which consists wholly or partly of —(a)the substance or article which, if it were not waste, would be radioactive material; or(b)a substance or an article which has been contaminated in the course of the production, keeping or use of radioactive material or by contact with, or proximity to other waste falling within paragraph (a);
Where the disposal of any radioactive waste has been approved by the Director‑General under section 12 and, in accordance with that approval, the radioactive waste is required or permitted to be accumulated with a view to its subsequent disposal, no further approval under subsection (1) is required to enable the radioactive waste to be accumulated in accordance with the approval granted under that section.
disposal
“disposal”, in relation to waste, includes —(a)its removal, deposit or destruction;(b)its discharge, whether onto land, into water or air, into a sewer or drain, or otherwise; and(c)its burial, whether underground or otherwise,and “dispose of” is to be construed accordingly;
For the purposes of this section, where any radioactive material is produced, kept or used on any premises and any substance arising from the production, keeping or use of that radioactive material is —
radioactive material
“radioactive material” means any article containing a radioactive substance giving it a specific or total radioactivity exceeding the prescribed level, and includes any article containing any nuclear material;
accumulated in any part of the premises appropriated for the purpose; and
retained there for a period of 3 or more months,that substance is, unless the contrary is proved, presumed —
to be radioactive waste; and
to be accumulated on the premises with a view to its subsequent disposal.
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.[12