What is the National Directory for Radiation Protection?
In August 1999, the Australian Health Ministers Council (“AHMC”) agreed that the National Directory for Radiation Protection (“NDRP”) would be developed as the means to achieve uniformity in radiation protection. The purpose of the NDRP is to provide an agreed framework for radiation safety together with clear regulatory statements to be adopted by the Commonwealth, States and Territories. In 2001, AHMC agreed that all States and Territories of Australia would implement the provisions of the National Directory for Radiation Protection. On 29 July 2004, AHMC endorsed the adoption of the Edition 1.0 of NDRP. The Directory, which is amended from time to time, describes general principles and uniform regulatory elements rather than being a legislation template or a model Act.
