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Radiation Health Unit

Radiation Health is currently installing a new licensing database. It is expected that there will be delays in processing applications during this implementation stage. Your patience will be appreciated.

Welcome to the Radiation Health website.

Radiation Health is the government's radiation safety agency. It has statewide policy, licensing and legislative responsibility for radiation health standards and radiation safety. Radiation Health is a unit within the Division of the Chief Health Officer. It provides scientific and technical advice to all Queenslanders on all ionising and non-ionising radiation safety matters in the interest of minimising health risks and protection of the environment.

Radiation Health administers Queensland's Radiation Safety Act 1999 and the Radiation Safety Regulation 2010, which regulates some sources of ionising radiation and laser apparatus.

Radiation health information relating to nuclear incidents in Japan

For the purposes of the Diagnostic Radiography Protocol the following is the link to the register of registered nurses authorised to request diagnostic radiography: Register of authorised nurses.

For information on licence application time frames, please use the following link: Licence application processing time frames.

Please contact Radiation Health Unit if you would like to discuss any of the information on this website, or if you require any further information.

Last Updated: 21 December 2011
Last Reviewed: 12 August 2011