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A list of the prescribed fees for radiation licences

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Key messages

  • Fees for 1 July 2024 - 30 June 2025 are set out in Tables 1-3.
  • There are no fees associated with applying for a variation to an existing licence or approval.
  • There are no fees associated with applying to transfer an existing management licence.

Please note the following changes in fees under the Radiation Regulations 2017:

  • There are no fees associated with applying for a variation to an existing licence or approval.
  • There are no fees associated with applying to transfer an existing management licence.
  • The fee applicable to an X-ray analysis unit is now dependent on whether the unit is enclosed or non-enclosed.
  • Fee increase for dental 3D Volumetric X-ray units.

Table 1: Use licence fees

Application fee$73.50
1 year 2 years3 years
Use licence fee $81.70 $155.10 $220.50

Table 2: Tester’s approval fees

Application fee$73.50
1 year 2 years3 years
Tester’s approval fee $163.30 $310.30 $440.90

Table 3: Management licence fees

Application fee$147.00
Management licence fee11 year2 years3 years
Dental X-ray unit, Dental panoramic X-ray units, Cephalometric X-ray unit, Mobile medical plain X-ray unit, Bone Densitometry (DEXA) Unit, Veterinary X-ray unit, X-ray gauge, Cabinet X-ray equipment, enclosed X-ray analysis unit, other ionising radiation apparatus not specified elsewhere.$163.30$310.30$ 440.90
Industrial radiography X-ray unit, Fixed medical plain X-ray unit, Mammography X-ray unit, non-enclosed X-ray analysis unit, Chiropractic X-ray unit, Fluoroscopic X-ray unit, Medical therapy simulator, X-ray therapy unit, dental 3D Volumetric X-ray unit.$ 320.60$ 620.50$ 881.80
Computed tomography unit, Cyclotron, Linear or Particle accelerator.$ 653.20$ 1,241.10$1,763.60
Sealed-source apparatus up to 40 MBq$81.70$155.10$220.50
Sealed-source apparatus >40 MBq – 40 GBq$163.30$310.30$440.90
Sealed-source apparatus >40 GBq – 400 GBq$326.60$620.50$881.80
Sealed-source apparatus >400 GBq$653.20$1,241.10$1,763.60
Sealed-source up to 40 MBq$81.70$155.10$220.50
Sealed-source >40 MBq – 40 GBq$163.30$310.30$440.90
Sealed-source >40 GBq – 400GBq$326.60$620.50$881.80
Sealed-source >400 GBq$653.20$1,241.10$1,763.30
Radioactive material (other than a sealed source) up to 40 GBq$163.30$310.30$440.90
Radioactive material (other than a sealed source) 40GBq – 400GBq$326.60$620.50$881.80
Radioactive material (other than a sealed source) >400GBq$653.20$1,241.10$1,763.60
Fee for other types of management licences (e.g. sale of radiation sources)$163.30$310.30$440.90

1 The fee for a licence to possess more than one radiation source is the sum of the fees for each source.
2 The fee for a licence to possess radioactive material comprises of a single fee based on aggregated activity.

Reviewed 20 December 2024

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Department of Health, GPO Box 4057, Melbourne, VIC 3001
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