Are you a worker from interstate? From 1 December 2022, if you hold a valid and current radiation licence or registration in another state or territory (besides Queensland), you may be entitled to work in NSW under automatic mutual recognition (AMR). If eligible for AMR, you may no longer need to apply for, or renew, a NSW radiation licence or accreditation but will need to notify the EPA of your intention to work in NSW.
Find out more about automatic mutual recognition and if you are eligible.
For any enquiries please contact the Regulatory and Compliance Support Unit on 9995 5700 or at dgrp.licensing@epa.nsw.gov.au.
Radiation user licence
You can apply for, or renew a radiation user licence online using eConnect, or by submitting a form.
- Application to vary a user licence (PDF 331KB) - the ability to vary a user licence online is currently not available.
- Application for course assessment (PDF 111KB) - the ability to apply for course assessments online is currently not available.
Applicants from interstate or New Zealand
If you are a worker from interstate and hold a radiation user licence in your home state/territory, find out if you are eligible to work in NSW under the automatic mutual recognition (AMR) scheme. If you are not eligible or do not want to rely on AMR, you may be able to apply for, or renew, a NSW radiation user licence under the existing mutual recognition scheme.
If you hold a New Zealand occupational licence or registration, you may be able to apply under mutual recognition.
Radiation management licence
You can apply for, or renew a radiation management licence online using eConnect.
Renew, notify change of source, sale, give away or vary management licence online
Note: existing radiation management licence holders will receive a login and instructions with their renewal notice.
Consulting Radiation Expert
You can apply for accreditation as a consulting radiation expert online using eConnect.
Apply for a Radiation accreditation onlineContact the Regulatory and Compliance Support Team to obtain certificates of compliance for use by consulting radiation experts (CREs) accredited under the Radiation Control Act 1990 to assess radiation apparatus for the purpose of certifying compliance with the requirements of EPA Radiation Guideline 6.
CREs must only use certificates of compliance approved by the EPA for reporting compliance.
Applicants from interstate or New Zealand
If you are registered in an equivalent occupation in another state or territory or New Zealand, you may be entitled to apply to the EPA for a NSW CRE accreditation under the existing mutual recognition scheme.
Note: CRE accreditation is currently exempt from the automatic mutual recognition scheme in NSW.
Radiation security assessor
You can apply for accreditation as a radiation security assessor by completing an online form:
Applicants from interstate or New Zealand
If you are a worker from interstate and hold an equivalent occupational registration in your home state/territory, find out if you are eligible to work in NSW under the automatic mutual recognition (AMR) scheme. If you are not eligible or do not want to rely on AMR, you may be able to apply for, or renew, a NSW radiation security assessor accreditation under the existing mutual recognition scheme.
If you hold a New Zealand occupational licence or registration, you may be able to apply under mutual recognition.