Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia

 

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety (Licence Charges) Regulations 2018

I, the Honourable Paul de Jersey AC, Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.

Dated 06 December 2018

Paul de Jersey AC

Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia

By His Excellency’s Command

Bridget McKenzie

Minister for Regional Services, Sport, Local Government and Decentralisation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Name

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Schedules

5 Definitions

Part 2—Annual charge for facility licences

Division 1—Introduction

6 Charge for a financial year for a facility licence

Division 2—Facility licences for nuclear installations

7 Facility licences for nuclear installations

Division 3—Facility licences for prescribed radiation facilities

8 Facility licences for prescribed radiation facilities

Division 4—Facility licences for prescribed legacy sites

9 Facility licences for prescribed legacy sites

Division 5—Facility licences of certain holders

10 Annual charge for all facility licences held in certain names

Part 3—Annual charge for source licences

11 Introduction

12 Annual charge for source licence

13 Annual charge for all source licences held in certain names

Schedule 1—Repeals

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety (Licence Charges) Regulations 2000

Part 1Preliminary

 

1  Name

  This instrument is the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety (Licence Charges) Regulations 2018.

2  Commencement

 (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Commencement information

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Provisions

Commencement

Date/Details

1.  The whole of this instrument

The day after this instrument is registered.

8 December 2018

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

 (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety (Licence Charges) Act 1998.

4  Schedules

  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

5  Definitions

 (1) In this instrument:

Act means the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety (Licence Charges) Act 1998.

ARPANS Act means the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998.

ARPANS Regulations means the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Regulations 2018.

 (2) An expression used in this instrument that is defined in the ARPANS Act or the ARPANS Regulations has the same meaning in this instrument as it has in that Act or those regulations.

Part 2Annual charge for facility licences

Division 1Introduction

6  Charge for a financial year for a facility licence

  For the purposes of subsection 4(2) of the Act, this Part prescribes the amount of the charge for a financial year for a facility licence.

Note 1: Division 5 prescribes the total charge for a financial year for all facility licences held in certain names, and has effect despite Divisions 2, 3 and 4.

Note 2: Division 7 of Part 5 of the ARPANS Regulations provides for the time for payment of the annual charge, prorating and refunds.

Division 2Facility licences for nuclear installations

7  Facility licences for nuclear installations

  The amount of the charge for a financial year for a facility licence authorising an act relating to a controlled facility described in an item of the following table is the amount set out in the item.

Annual charges for facility licences for nuclear installations

 

Act authorised by licence

Amount ($)

1

Preparing a site for a nuclear reactor designed:

(a) for research or production of radioactive materials for industrial or medical use (including critical and subcritical assemblies); and

(b) to have maximum thermal power less than 1 megawatt

26,375

2

Constructing a nuclear reactor designed:

(a) for research or production of radioactive materials for industrial or medical use (including critical and subcritical assemblies); and

(b) to have maximum thermal power less than 1 megawatt

65,944

3

Possessing or controlling a nuclear reactor:

(a) for research or production of radioactive materials for industrial or medical use (including critical and subcritical assemblies); and

(b) with maximum thermal power less than 1 megawatt

26,375

4

Operating a nuclear reactor:

(a) for research or production of radioactive materials for industrial or medical use (including critical and subcritical assemblies); and

(b) with maximum thermal power less than 1 megawatt

131,892

5

Decommissioning, disposing of or abandoning a nuclear reactor that:

(a) was used for research or production of radioactive materials for industrial or medical use (including critical and subcritical assemblies); and

(b) had maximum thermal power less than 1 megawatt

65,944

6

Preparing a site for a nuclear reactor designed:

(a) for research or production of radioactive materials for industrial or medical use (including critical and subcritical assemblies); and

(b) to have maximum thermal power at least 1 megawatt

52,756

7

Constructing a nuclear reactor designed:

(a) for research or production of radioactive materials for industrial or medical use (including critical and subcritical assemblies); and

(b) to have maximum thermal power at least 1 megawatt

131,892

8

Possessing or controlling a nuclear reactor:

(a) for research or production of radioactive materials for industrial or medical use (including critical and subcritical assemblies); and

(b) with maximum thermal power at least 1 megawatt

131,892

9

Operating a nuclear reactor:

(a) for research or production of radioactive materials for industrial or medical use (including critical and subcritical assemblies); and

(b) with maximum thermal power at least 1 megawatt

1,015,569

10

Decommissioning, disposing of or abandoning a nuclear reactor that:

(a) was used for research or production of radioactive materials for industrial or medical use (including critical and subcritical assemblies); and

(b) had maximum thermal power at least 1 megawatt

263,784

11

Preparing a site for a plant for preparing or storing fuel for use in a nuclear reactor described in any of items 1 to 9

13,187

12

Constructing a plant for preparing or storing fuel for use in a nuclear reactor described in any of items 1 to 9

26,375

13

Possessing or controlling a plant for preparing or storing fuel for use in a nuclear reactor described in any of items 1 to 9

13,187

14

Operating a plant for preparing or storing fuel for use in a nuclear reactor described in any of items 1 to 9

65,944

15

Decommissioning, disposing of or abandoning a plant that was used for preparing or storing fuel for use in a nuclear reactor described in any of items 1 to 10

26,375

16

Preparing a site for:

(a) a radioactive waste storage facility designed to contain controlled materials with an activity greater than the applicable activity level prescribed by section 10 of the ARPANS Regulations; or

(b) a radioactive waste disposal facility designed to contain controlled materials and have an activity greater than the applicable activity level prescribed by section 11 of the ARPANS Regulations

13,187

17

Constructing:

(a) a radioactive waste storage facility designed to contain controlled materials and have an activity greater than the applicable activity level prescribed by section 10 of the ARPANS Regulations; or

(b) a radioactive waste disposal facility designed to contain controlled materials and have an activity greater than the applicable activity level prescribed by section 11 of the ARPANS Regulations

26,375

18

Possessing or controlling:

(a) a radioactive waste storage facility containing controlled materials that has an activity greater than the applicable activity level prescribed by section 10 of the ARPANS Regulations; or

(b) a radioactive waste disposal facility containing controlled materials that has an activity greater than the applicable activity level prescribed by section 11 of the ARPANS Regulations

13,187

19

Operating:

(a) a radioactive waste storage facility containing controlled materials that has an activity greater than the applicable activity level prescribed by section 10 of the ARPANS Regulations; or

(b) a radioactive waste disposal facility containing controlled materials that has an activity greater than the applicable activity level prescribed by section 11 of the ARPANS Regulations

65,944

20

Decommissioning, disposing of or abandoning:

(a) a radioactive waste storage facility that contained controlled materials and had an activity greater than the applicable activity level prescribed by section 10 of the ARPANS Regulations; or

(b) a radioactive waste disposal facility that contained controlled materials and had an activity that was greater than the applicable activity level prescribed by section 11 of the ARPANS Regulations

26,375

21

Preparing a site for a facility to produce radioisotopes that is designed to contain controlled materials and have an activity greater than the applicable activity level prescribed by section 12 of the ARPANS Regulations

26,375

22

Constructing a facility to produce radioisotopes that is designed to contain controlled materials and have an activity greater than the applicable activity level prescribed by section 12 of the ARPANS Regulations

65,944

23

Possessing or controlling a facility producing radioisotopes and containing controlled materials that has an activity greater than the applicable activity level prescribed by section 12 of the ARPANS Regulations

26,375

24

Operating a facility producing radioisotopes and containing controlled materials that has an activity greater than the applicable activity level prescribed by section 12 of the ARPANS Regulations

105,512

25

Decommissioning, disposing of or abandoning a facility that formerly produced radioisotopes and contained controlled materials and had an activity greater than the applicable activity level prescribed by section 12 of the ARPANS Regulations

65,944

Division 3Facility licences for prescribed radiation facilities

8  Facility licences for prescribed radiation facilities

 (1) The charge for a financial year for a facility licence authorising:

 (a) an act mentioned in paragraph 30(1)(a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) of the ARPANS Act relating to a prescribed radiation facility described in an item of the table in subsection (2); or

 (b) an act described in an item of the table in subsection (3);

is the amount set out in that item. However, the charge is the amount set out in the item of the table in subsection (3) if the act to be authorised by the licence is described in both paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection.

Charge for prescribed radiation facilities (except ones formerly used for weapons tests or radioactive ores)

 (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a), the table is as follows:

Annual charges for prescribed radiation facilities not formerly used for weapons tests or radioactive ores

 

Kind of prescribed radiation facility

Amount ($)

1

Particle accelerator that:

(a) has, or is capable of having, a beam energy greater than 1 MeV; or

(b) can produce neutrons

13,563

2

Irradiator containing more than 1015 Bq of a controlled material

13,563

3

Irradiator:

(a) containing more than 1013 Bq of a controlled material; and

(b) either:

(i) not including shielding as an integral part of its construction; or

(ii) including as an integral part of its construction shielding that does not prevent a person from being exposed to the source or does not shield a source during the operation of the irradiator

13,563

4

Facility for the production, processing, use, storage, management or disposal of:

(a) unsealed sources for which the result of the activity value division steps is greater than 106; or

(b) sealed sources for which the result of the activity value division steps is greater than 109

27,130

Note: For the activity value division steps, see section 4 of the ARPANS Regulations (and subsection 5(2) of this instrument).

Charge for prescribed radiation facilities formerly used for weapons tests or radioactive ores

 (3) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), the table is as follows:

Annual charges for prescribed radiation facilities formerly used for weapons tests or radioactive ores

 

Act authorised by licence

Amount ($)

1

Decommissioning a prescribed radiation facility formerly used as a nuclear or atomic weapon test site

45,217

2

Disposing of or abandoning a prescribed radiation facility formerly used as a nuclear or atomic weapon test site

30,144

3

Decommissioning a prescribed radiation facility formerly used for mining, processing, using, storing, managing or disposing of radioactive ores

45,217

4

Disposing of or abandoning a prescribed radiation facility formerly used for mining, processing, using, storing, managing or disposing of radioactive ores

30,144

Fee for application for one licence to authorise 2 or more acts

 (4) Despite subsection (1), the charge for a financial year for a facility licence authorising 2 or more acts described in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) is the sum of the amounts of the charge under that subsection for separate licences for each of those acts.

Division 4Facility licences for prescribed legacy sites

9  Facility licences for prescribed legacy sites

  The amount of the charge for a financial year for a facility licence authorising an act relating to a controlled facility described in an item of the following table is the amount set out in the item.

Annual charges for facility licences for prescribed legacy sites

 

Act authorised by licence

Amount ($)

1

Possessing or controlling a prescribed legacy site

14,573

2

Remediating a prescribed legacy site

220,155

3

Abandoning a prescribed legacy site

29,352

Division 5Facility licences of certain holders

10  Annual charge for all facility licences held in certain names

 (1) The amount of the charge for a financial year for all facility licences held in a name described in an item of the following table is the amount set out in that item.

Total annual charge for facility licences held in certain names

 

Name

Amount ($)

1

Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation

2,375,798

2

Department of Defence

289,177

 (2) This Division has effect despite Divisions 2, 3 and 4.

Part 3Annual charge for source licences

 

11  Introduction

  For the purposes of subsection 5(2) of the Act, this Part prescribes the amount of the charge for a financial year for a source licence authorising persons to deal with one or more controlled apparatus or controlled materials in Group 1, Group 2 or Group 3.

Note 1: For Group 1, Group 2 and Group 3, see section 4 of the ARPANS Regulations (and subsection 5(2) of this instrument).

Note 2: Section 13 prescribes the total charge for a financial year for all source licences held in certain names, and has effect despite section 12.

Note 3: Division 7 of Part 5 of the ARPANS Regulations makes provision in relation to the time for payment of the annual charge, prorating and refunds.

12  Annual charge for source licence

  The charge for a financial year for a source licence for controlled apparatus or controlled materials is the total of each amount worked out using the following table for the number of those apparatus or materials that are in a Group specified in an item of the table and are within 5 kilometres of one another.

Annual charges for source licences

 

Column 1
Group of controlled apparatus or controlled material

Column 2
Amount for less than 4 apparatus or materials in the Group within 5 km of one another ($)

Column 3
Amount for 4 to 10 apparatus or materials in the Group within 5 km of one another ($)

Column 4
Amount for 11 or more apparatus or materials in the Group within 5 km of one another ($)

1

Group 1

1,238

3,216

6,192

2

Group 2

4,954

9,907

18,622

3

Group 3

14,862

29,720

54,489

Note: For Group 1, Group 2 and Group 3, see section 4 of the ARPANS Regulations (and subsection 5(2) of this instrument).

Example 1: For a source licence for a single controlled apparatus or controlled material in Group 1, the amount of the annual charge is the amount in column 2 of item 1 of the table.

Example 2: For a source licence for 12 controlled apparatus or controlled materials, 3 of which are in Group 1 and are within 5 kilometres of one another, and the remaining 9 of which are in Group 2 and are within 5 kilometres of one another, the amount of the annual charge is the total of:

(a) the amount in column 2 of item 1 of the table; and

(b) the amount in column 3 of item 2 of the table.

Example 3: For a source licence for 16 controlled apparatus or controlled materials, all of which are in Group 3, 5 of which are within 5 kilometres of one another and 11 of which are within 5 kilometres of one another (but more than 5 kilometres from any of the first group of 5), the amount of the charge is the total of:

(a) the amount in column 3 of item 3 of the table; and

(b) the amount in column 4 of item 3 of the table.

13  Annual charge for all source licences held in certain names

 (1) The amount of the charge for a financial year for all source licences held in a name described in an item of the following table is the amount set out in that item.

Total annual charge for source licences held in certain names

 

Name

Amount ($)

1

Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation

167,222

2

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

310,610

3

Department of Defence

399,601

 (2) This section has effect despite section 12.

Schedule 1Repeals

 

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety (Licence Charges) Regulations 2000

1  The whole of the instrument

Repeal the instrument.