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What advice, if any, has the Minister received regarding the Office of Radiation Safety Council's acknowledgment that the 2016 Radiation Safety Act requires amendments applicable to naturally occurring radioactive material in all reasonably foreseeable scenarios (not just mining and extraction activities) to be amenable to IAEA Basic Safety Standards for the regulation of naturally occurring radioactive material?

Answered Question 5755 (2026)
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Steve Abel

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • What advice, if any, has the Minister received regarding the Office of Radiation Safety Council's acknowledgment that the 2016 Radiation Safety Act requires amendments applicable to naturally occurring radioactive material in all reasonably foreseeable scenarios (not just mining and extraction activities) to be amenable to IAEA Basic Safety Standards for the regulation of naturally occurring radioactive material?

Answered by

Hon Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Resources

Answer

I am not responsible for the Health portfolio.