The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) invites you to have your say on the proposed Protection from Harmful Radiation Regulation 2025.

The proposed Regulation includes changes to ensure it remains effective and reflects current best practice to protect people and the environment from unnecessary exposure to radiation, while enabling safe and beneficial uses.

Have Your Say by 5pm Tuesday 10 June 2025.

Visit https://yoursay.epa.nsw.gov.au to:

1. Download and read the proposed Regulation and Regulatory Impact Statement
2. Provide your feedback by completing the guided submission questions on the website page or by making a written submission and sending it to the NSW EPA via email radiation.reform@epa.nsw.gov.au  

Proposed key changes 

The proposed Regulation has been developed to replace the current Protection from Harmful Radiation Regulation 2013 in line with requirements to periodically review NSW regulations.

The proposed Regulation:

• Amends the scope of licensing exemptions to ensure that licensing is targeted, reducing regulatory burden while strengthening safety requirements.
• Formalises that the EPA may approve training courses for obtaining a licence or exemption and charge a course assessment fee.
• Requires all radiation management licensees to prepare or adopt a radiation management plan within 12 months of the commencement of the new Regulation. Templates to develop a plan will be available for lower risk practices.
• Requires radiation users exempt from licensing to comply with safety obligation and applicable national codes of practice and standards.
• Improves radiation incident reporting requirements to ensure that reporting captures significant incidents, and reports provide accurate and timely information.
• Clarifies dose limits and requirements for personal radiation dose monitoring, including prescribing the process for the approval of personal monitoring devices and the power for the EPA to impose conditions on approvals.
• Establishes a clearer more enforceable ban on commercial UV tanning services.
• Updates references to mining legislation and clarifies the current delegations.
• Requires the EPA Financial Assurance Policy and Guideline on Estimating Financial Assurances to be observed.
• Adjusts fees to enable the EPA to recover more of the costs of administering the legislation and protecting the community and environment from harmful radiation.
• Updates maximum penalties and penalty notice amounts for offences to deter non-compliance.

Online information session

Find out about the proposed changes at the online information session where you will receive an overview of the proposed Regulation and can ask any questions.

When: 11am-12pm Thursday 22 May 2025

Register by clicking this link to attend 

If you have any questions or would like to meet with NSW EPA to discuss the changes, please contact radiation.reform@epa.nsw.gov.au.

Source: NSW EPA email 13 May 2025.