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Western Australia
Radiation Safety Amendment Bill 2014
Contents
1. Short title 2
2. Commencement 2
3. Act amended 2
4. Section 4 amended 2
5. Section 6 amended 3
6. Section 7 amended 3
7. Part IIIA inserted 3
Part IIIA -- Sun-tanning units
24B. Offence to provide or operate sun-tanning
unit 3
24C. Transitional arrangements 3
8. Section 59 amended 4
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Western Australia
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
(Introduced by Mr Roger Cook, MLA.)
Radiation Safety Amendment Bill 2014
A Bill for
An Act to amend the Radiation Safety Act 1975 to provide for the
prohibition of sun-tanning units.
The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:
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1 1. Short title
2 This is the Radiation Safety Amendment Act 2014.
3 2. Commencement
4 This Act comes into operation as follows --
5 (a) sections 1 and 2 -- on the day on which this Act
6 receives the Royal Assent (assent day);
7 (b) the rest of the Act -- on the last day of the period of
8 3 months after assent day.
9 3. Act amended
10 This Act amends the Radiation Safety Act 1975.
11 4. Section 4 amended
12 (1) In section 4 insert in alphabetical order:
13
14 sun-tanning unit means an electronic product that --
15 (a) is capable of producing ultraviolet radiation
16 between 100 nm and 400 nm wavelength; and
17 (b) designed to produce tanning of human skin; and
18 (c) is provided for tanning the skin of a person --
19 (i) for fee or reward; or
20 (ii) as part of providing a service for fee or
21 reward.
22
23 (2) In section 4 in the definition of sell delete "accordingly." and
24 insert:
25
26 accordingly;
27
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1 5. Section 6 amended
2 After section 6(1)(b) insert:
3
4 (ba) sun-tanning units;
5
6 6. Section 7 amended
7 In section 7(1) delete "apparatus" and insert:
8
9 apparatus, sun-tanning unit
10
11 7. Part IIIA inserted
12 After section 24A insert:
13
14 Part IIIA -- Sun-tanning units
15 24B. Offence to provide or operate sun-tanning unit
16 A person commits an offence if the person --
17 (a) provides, or offers to provide, the use of a
18 sun-tanning unit; or
19 (b) operates, or offers to operate, a sun-tanning
20 unit.
21 24C. Transitional arrangements
22 (1) In this section --
23 commencement day means the day the Radiation
24 Safety Amendment Act 2014, other than sections 1
25 and 2, comes into operation;
26 solarium means premises, or part of premises, in which
27 a sun-tanning unit is used or operated.
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1 (2) Registration of a solarium or sun-tanning unit effected
2 under this Act prior to commencement day ceases to
3 have effect on commencement day.
4 (3) The Minister may pay to a person in whose name the
5 registration of a sun-tanning unit was effected before
6 commencement day compensation of an amount
7 determined by the Minister for the early termination of
8 the registration of the sun-tanning unit.
9
10 8. Section 59 amended
11 In section 59(b) delete "products;" and insert:
12
13 products other than sun-tanning units;
14
15
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