Radioactive Substances Act 1958 Jurisdiction Australia - Queensland Year 1958 Published in English Source In: Australian Industrial Safety, Health and Welfare, CCH Australia Ltd., CNR Talavera & Khartoum Roads, Box 230, North Ryde, NSW 2113, Australia, Vol.3, 16p. (pages numbered 69,701 - 69,764). Also published in: Queensland Government Gazette, 20 June 1958, p.1733-. Serial number CCH Australia - 74-700 Descriptors [Primary] Australia, Queensland, radiation equipment and processes, radioactive substances [Secondary] law, public OSH institutions, role of labour inspection Subject category Physical hazards Abstract This Act (No.20 of 1958) received assent on 7 May 1958 and commenced 15 July 1958. Its purpose is to control and regulate the possession, sale, transport and use of radioactive substances and the possession and use of certain kinds of radiation-producing apparatus. Contents: definitions; constitution and role of the Radiological Advisory Council; the issuing and cancellation of licences; rules relating to the possession and use of irradiating apparatus; powers of inspectors; analysis of radioactive substances; furnishing of documents; issuing of regulations. Amendments to Nov. 1980 are included. CIS No. 94-435 Database ID 61991