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Radiological Council
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Details as at:
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Tue, 24 November 2009
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Portfolio : |
Health |
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Board Type : |
Regulatory/Registration Authorities |
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Function: |
Administers the licensing and registration of radioactive substances and irradiating apparatus, and advises the Minister on the technical aspects of radiation safety. |
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Created by: |
Act |
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Radiation Safety Act 1975 |
| Act section: |
Section 13 |
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Creation date: |
Tue, 31 Dec 1974 |
Expiry date: |
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Plan to terminate: |
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Terminated: |
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| Appointment: |
Governor |
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Statutory Requirements: |
The Council consists of: (a) a medical practitioner appointed by the Governor on the recommendation of the Executive Director, or other person nominated to preside in accordance with the provisions of subsection (3); and (b) not less than 5 nor more than 7 other members appointed by the Governor, of whom: (i) one shall be a medical practitioner who is a specialist in radiology or radiotherapy; (ii) one shall be a medical practitioner who is a physician specialising in nuclear medicine; (iii) one shall be a person who possesses relevant qualifications or experience as a physicist; (iv) one shall be a person who possesses relevant qualifications or experience as a radiation engineer or electronic engineer; (v) one shall be representative of the interests of tertiary educational institutions; and (vi) 2 may be nominated by the Minister with the advice of the other members of the Council as being persons having special knowledge of the problems of radiation hazards. The medical practitioner appointed under subsection (2)(a) on the recommendation of the Executive Director shall be the chairman of the Council and shall preside at any meeting at which he is present, but the Governor on the recommendation of the Executive Director may nominate a person who is a medical practitioner to act as deputy chairman and in the absence or incapacity of the chairman of the Council the person so appointed shall be entitled to attend and shall preside at any meeting and shall have and may exercise all the powers of the chairman of the Council during the period in which he acts in that office. |
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Requirements: |
Subject to subsection (1), a member shall hold office for such period, not exceeding 3 years, as is specified in the instrument under which he is appointed, but is eligible, unless otherwise disqualified, for reappointment. |
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Meeting frequency: |
Bi Monthly |
Annual report:
Yes |
Ombudsman Juris:
Yes |
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Contact details |
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Contact: |
Ms Hazel Upton, Secretary |
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Address: |
Radiation Health Section (DoH)
Locked Bag 2006
Nedlands WA 2006 |
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Telephone/Fax: |
9346 2263 / |
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Email: |
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Current membership (13)
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Name : |
Robertson, Dr A |
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Designation : |
MEMBER AND CHAIRPERSON [M] |
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From: |
01-Aug-2009 |
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To: |
31-Jul-2012 |
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Name : |
Bennett, Dr M |
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Designation : |
MEMBER [F] |
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From: |
19-May-2008 |
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To: |
31-Jul-2012 |
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Name : |
Fox, Dr R |
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Designation : |
MEMBER [M] |
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From: |
10-Oct-1988 |
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To: |
01-Feb-2012 |
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Name : |
Groom, Dr G |
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Designation : |
MEMBER [M] |
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From: |
24-Aug-2009 |
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To: |
01-Feb-2010 |
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Name : |
Hicks, Mr N |
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Designation : |
MEMBER [M] |
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From: |
25-Sep-2000 |
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To: |
10-Oct-2009 |
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Name : |
McKay, Ass Prof J |
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Designation : |
MEMBER [F] |
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From: |
10-Nov-2008 |
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To: |
10-Nov-2011 |
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Name : |
Ross, Mr M |
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Designation : |
MEMBER [M] |
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From: |
19-May-2008 |
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To: |
31-Jul-2012 |
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Name : |
Tsurikov, Mr N |
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Designation : |
MEMBER [M] |
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From: |
10-Jun-2003 |
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To: |
10-Oct-2009 |
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Name : |
Bower, Mr G |
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Designation : |
DEPUTY MEMBER [M] |
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From: |
03-Jul-2006 |
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To: |
01-Feb-2010 |
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Name : |
Dissanayake, Dr D |
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Designation : |
DEPUTY MEMBER [F] |
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From: |
19-May-2008 |
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To: |
31-Jul-2012 |
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Name : |
Hinckley, Dr S |
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Designation : |
DEPUTY MEMBER [M] |
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From: |
10-Nov-2008 |
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To: |
10-Nov-2011 |
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Name : |
O'Donnell, Mr J |
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Designation : |
DEPUTY MEMBER [M] |
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From: |
19-May-2008 |
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To: |
19-May-2011 |
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Name : |
Price, Dr R |
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Designation : |
DEPUTY MEMBER [M] |
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From: |
10-Jun-2003 |
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To: |
01-Feb-2010 |
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