Source: New Zealand Ministry of Health
The Director for Radiation Safety (the Director) intends to review the Code of Practice for Irradiating Apparatus: ORS C10 2020 (ORS C10 2020). The review will be conducted in accordance with section 90 of the Radiation Safety Act 2016 (the Act).
The Director is appointed under section 76 of the Act.
About the review
The purpose of the review is to enable the Director to decide whether changes are required to improve ORS C10 2020. The review will consider information on the operation, technical accuracy and clarity of the code of practice.
Call for public submissions
Before reviewing the code of practice, the Director invites public submissions on the review question:
‘Are changes required to improve the Code of Practice for Irradiating Apparatus: ORS C10 2020’?
To make a submission, please email ors.codes@health.govt.nz by 5pm, Friday 18 July 2025. It will be helpful if you use the subject line: Submission on the review of ORS C10 2020.
About ORS C10 2020
ORS C10 2020 was issued under section 86 of the Act. The purpose of the code of practice is to specify the technical requirements that a person who deals with a radiation source that is subject to the scope of the code of practice must comply with in order to comply with the fundamental requirements of the Act (see sections 9-12 of the Act). The code of practice was also issued to be appropriate to the level of risk posed by the radiation sources and their use.
The scope of the code of practice is set out in the Code of Practice for Irradiating Apparatus: ORS C10 2020.
After the review is complete
If the review indicates that changes are required to improve ORS C10 2020, a further public consultation on the proposed changes will be conducted. Information on the review’s findings will be published on this webpage following the completion of the review and this information will indicate the ‘next steps’.
For further information, please contact ors.codes@health.govt.nz.
