Department of Health

Radiation Advisory Committee

Key messages

  • The Radiation Advisory Committee is established under the Radiation Act 2005.
  • The committee provides advice on all aspects of radiation safety.
  • The committee submits an annual report each year.
  • Members are appointed for 3 year terms.

The Radiation Advisory Committee is established under the Radiation Act 2005 (the Act). The committee's function is to consider, advise and report to the Minister for Health or the Secretary of the department on any matters relating to the administration of the Act and Radiation Regulations 2017, including:

  • the promotion of radiation safety practices
  • recommending the criteria for the licensing of persons to use radiation sources and the qualifications, training or experience required by those persons
  • recommending which radiation sources should be considered prescribed radiation sources
  • radiation safety standards for the testing of prescribed radiation sources by approved testers
  • the nature, extent and frequency of tests to be conducted on prescribed radiation sources and the specification of radiation safety tests
  • codes of practice, standards or guidelines with respect to particular radiation sources, radiation practices or uses.

Radiation Advisory Committee members

Members of the committee are appointed by the Minister for 3 year terms. The current term is from 2023 to 2026. The committee members and their areas of expertise are:

  • Dr David Bernshaw - radiation oncology
  • Associate Professor Ken Karipidis - non-ionising radiation
  • Dr Joanna Lia Wriedt - law and epidemiology
  • Dr Solveig Grenfell - radiation oncology
  • Mr Geoffrey Dick - radiography
  • Associate Professor Eddie Lau - radiology and nuclear medicine
  • Dr Tomas Kron - radiation oncology medical physics
  • Dr Fiona Charalambous - radiochemistry
  • Dr Mohamed Badawy - medical physics
  • Ms Min Ku - radiation therapy
  • Ms Monique Gasper - biomedical science and radiology
  • Mr Steve Crosling - radiography
Publications

Radiation Advisory Committee annual report

The Radiation Act 2005 requires the Radiation Committee to report on its activities and submit an annual report to the Minister for Health.

Reviewed 22 November 2023

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Contact details

Our phone service is available Monday to Friday, from 9:00am to 1:00pm or we can be contacted via email. 

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

Phone 1300 767 469
Radiation.safety@health.vic.gov.au
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