Radiation management licence requirements
The Protection from Harmful Radiation Act 1990 requires that a person responsible for regulated material must hold a radiation management licence in respect of the regulated material and must comply with any conditions to which the licence is subject.
The purpose of a radiation management licence is to authorise the possession*, sale, storage, consignment for transport, disposal or giving away of regulated material to protect the community and the environment from exposure to radiation.
*Possession with respect to a management licence means possession other than:
- a person who is the holder of a radiation user licence in respect of the regulated material and who has possession of the regulated material only for the purposes of using the regulated material, or
- a person who has possession of the regulated material only for the purposes of transporting the regulated material. See Code of Practice for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material.
A radiation management licence to possess, store, sell, consign for transport, dispose or give away regulated material is valid for one year. A management licence is required to be renewed.
If the responsible person of the regulated material is an individual person who also uses the apparatus (for example, a sole trader), they must also have a user licence if a user licence is required for the activity being undertaken.
An application for a radiation management licence must be made in the name of a legal entity, for example, a company or an individual, but not a trading name, partnership or a private trust. Companies must provide an Australian Company Number (ACN) or an Australian Registered Body Name (ARBN) if they are overseas corporations. Individuals must provide an Australian Business Number (ABN).
Applying for a radiation management licence
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Radiation management plans
Under changes introduced in the Protection from Harmful Radiation Regulation 2025, all radiation management licensees must have a radiation management plan in place by 1 September 2026.
Find out more about radiation management plans.