Fee schedule

Fee updates

Fees are reviewed on 1 October each year. On 1 October 2023 fees were increased by 3.4% in line with the Government's indexation policy.

Licence fees

Every time you apply for a radiation licence you will need to pay a fee.

Licence application types:

• Possession
• Use
• Transport
• Replace your licence

Possession Licence fees

Applications for a licence to possess radiation sources require the payment of fees that are made up of:

• application fee
• licence fee, consisting of:
  • base fee
  • a fee for each radiation source (i.e. radiation apparatus, sealed radioactive substance or type of unsealed radioactive substance)

Note:

1. Application fees are not refunded if your application is unsuccessful.
2. If you are a first time applicant, you will not need to pay the additional fees for radiation sources as you should not have sources in your possession.
3. If you are applying to renew your licence, you will not need to pay an application fee.

¹If the applicant is seeking a licence to possess security enhanced sources, the application fee is: $1,044.10.

Approved plans

You need to pay a fee for applications to change an approved plan or to have a Transport Security Plan approved.

Approved plans include:

• Radiation Safety and Protection Plan
• Security Plan—security enhanced sources
• Transport Security Plan—security enhanced sources
• Transport Security Plan—security enhanced sources.

Use Licence fees

Applications for a licence to use radiation sources come with fees that are made up of the:

• application fee
• licence fee.

Application fees are not refunded if your application is unsuccessful. If you are applying to renew your licence you will not need to pay an application fee.

Additional security and criminal history check fee

Applications to use security-enhanced sources require an additional fee for the security and criminal history check.

Transport Licence fees

Applications for a licence to transport radiation substances come with fees that are made up of the:

• application fee
• licence fee.

Application fees are not refunded if your application is unsuccessful. If you are applying to renew your licence you will not need to pay an application fee.

Additional security and criminal history check fee:

Applications to transport security-enhanced sources require an additional fee for the security and criminal history check.

Replace your licence

You need to pay a fee replace a licence that has been:

• lost
• stolen
• damaged
• destroyed.

Approval fees

You will need to pay an application fee for approvals to:

• Acquire a radiation source—purchasing or otherwise obtaining a new radiation source for your practice
• Relocate a radiation source—moving the radiation source to a location outside of Queensland
• Dispose of a radiation source—disposing of radioactive material with high concentration or activity levels.

Application fees are not refunded if your application is unsuccessful.

Certificate fees

Every time you apply for a radiation certificate you will need to pay a fee.

Certificate application types:

• Accreditation Certificate
• Radiation Safety Officer Certificate
• Replace your certificate.

Accreditation Certificate

Applications for an Accreditation Certificate come with fees that are made up of the:

• application fee
• certificate fee.

Application fees are not refunded if your application is unsuccessful. If you are applying to renew your certificate you will not need to pay an application fee.

Radiation Safety Officer Certificate

Applications for a Radiation Safety Officer Certificate come with fees that are made up of the:

• application fee
• certificate fee.

Application fees are not refunded if your application is unsuccessful. If you are applying to renew your certificate you will not need to pay an application fee.

Replace your certificate

You need to pay an application fee to replace a certificate that has been:

• lost
• stolen
• damaged
• destroyed.

Copies of the public register

You can request a full or partial copy of public register. You will need to pay a fee for each page of the public register you request a copy of.