Radiation Safety Amendment Regulations 2017
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2017/308
Radiation Safety Amendment Regulations 2017
Patsy Reddy, Governor-General
Order in Council
At Wellington this 18th day of December 2017
Present:
The Right Hon Jacinda Ardern presiding in Council
These regulations are made under section 91(1)(h) and (i) of the Radiation Safety Act 2016—
(a)
on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council; and
(b)
on the recommendation of the Minister of Health made in accordance with section 91(5) of that Act.
Regulations
1 Title
These regulations are the Radiation Safety Amendment Regulations 2017.
2 Commencement
These regulations come into force on 18 January 2018.
3 Principal regulations
These regulations amend the Radiation Safety Regulations 2016 (the principal regulations).
4 Schedule 3 amended
(1)
In Schedule 3, column 1, item relating to dental therapy practice, paragraph (a), after “dental therapy practice”
, insert “(with no exclusion in taking radiographs)”
.
(2)
In Schedule 3, after the item relating to dental therapy practice, insert:
A health practitioner who— (a)is, or is deemed to be, registered with the Dental Council in the scope of practice of oral health therapy; and (b)holds a current practising certificate |
Use of irradiating apparatus for dental diagnostic purposes |
|
A health practitioner who— (a)is, or is deemed to be, registered with the Dental Council in the scope of practice of special needs dentistry specialist; and (b)holds a current practising certificate |
Use of irradiating apparatus for dental diagnostic purposes |
Michael Webster,
Clerk of the Executive Council.
Explanatory note
This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.
These regulations, which come into force on 18 January 2018, amend the Radiation Safety Regulations 2016.
Schedule 3 of the Radiation Safety Regulations 2016 authorises specified persons to perform specified activities involving a radiation source without a use licence. These amendments add 2 new groups of authorised persons to that schedule—one in relation to persons registered with the Dental Council in the scope of practice of oral health therapy, and the other in the scope of practice of special needs dentistry. The amendments also make a change to the group of authorised persons that is registered with the Dental Council in the scope of dental therapy practice.
Regulatory impact assessment
The Ministry of Health produced a regulatory impact assessment on 1 August 2016 to help inform the decisions taken by the Government relating to the contents of this instrument.
A copy of this regulatory impact assessment can be found at—
Date of notification in Gazette: 21 December 2017.
These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Health.
Versions
Radiation Safety Amendment Regulations 2017
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