Radiation Protection Committee
The Radiation Protection Committee is an expert advisory body established under section 9 of the Radiation Protection and Control Act 1982 (RPC Act).
The committee comprises 10 members and 10 deputy members. Members are appointed by the Governor.
The functions of the committee are specified in section 12 of the RPC Act. These are to advise the Minister and the EPA in relation to:
- the formulation of regulations under this Act
- the granting of licences under the Act including the conditions to which they should be subject
- the investigation and reporting upon any other matters relevant to the administration of the Act at the request of the Minister or the EPA, or of its own motion.
The committee advises the Minister and the EPA on all aspects of radiation protection in medical, industrial, scientific and public uses of ionising and non-ionising radiation, and meets approximately every quarter.
The term of the current committee is from 21 February 2019 until 20 February 2022. The members and deputies, and their attributes, as specified in section 9 of the RPC Act, are listed below.
| Position/attribute | Member | Deputy |
|---|---|---|
| Presiding member: must be an officer or employee of the EPA | Mr Keith Baldry Acting CE, EPA |
Mr Daniel Bellifemine Manager Mining & Radiation, EPA |
| Radiologist | Dr Sarah Constantine Radiologist & Senior Staff Specialist, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Women's and Children's Hospital, ITC Australia; Clinical Lecturer, University of Adelaide |
Dr Michelle Nottage Radiologist, Dr Jones & Partners, Radiologist, Nuclear Medicine Specialist, Queen Elizabeth Hospital; Nuclear Medicine Specialist Royal Adelaide Hospital |
| Radiographer with expertise in the field of human diagnostic radiography | Mr Costas Kapsis Campus Operation Manager Repatriation General Hospital: SA Medical Imaging Country Health Portfolio Lead |
Vacant |
| Person with expertise in the industrial uses of radiation | Mr Graeme Palmer Previously Manager EPA Radiation Protection Branch |
Vacant |
| Person with expertise in the scientific uses of radiation | Prof Nigel A Spooner Professor, Head, Environmental Luminescence Group, University of Adelaide, School of Physical Sciences, and Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, South Australia; Senior Research Scientist, Weapons and Combat Systems Division, Defence Science and Technology Group, Edinburgh, South Australia |
Dr Judith Pollard Visiting Research Fellow, Department of Physics, University of Adelaide; Honorary Treasurer and Director, Australian Institute of Physics |
| Person with expertise in the field of health physics | Prof Eva Bezak Director, Translation Oncology Stream and Professor in Medical Radiation, University of South Australia |
Ms Kathryn Levingstone HSSE, Regulatory and Compliance Superintendent, Heathgate Resources with ongoing roles with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in radiation safety |
| Medical practitioner with expertise in the field of nuclear medicine | Dr Wilson Vallat Neurologist, Lyell McEwin Hospital; Nuclear Medicine Technician, Royal Adelaide Hospital |
Dr Ian Kirkwood Senior Consultant in Nuclear Medicine, SA Medical Imaging, Royal Adelaide and Women’s and Children’s Hospitals; Access Appointments in Nuclear Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Lyell McEwin Hospital |
| Person with expertise in the mining and milling of radioactive ores | Mr Peter (Jim) Hondros Director & Principal Consultant, JRHC Enterprises Pty Ltd |
Vacant |
| Person with expertise in the field of genetics and a knowledge of radiation genetics | Prof Pamela Sykes Emeritus Professor, Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer, Flinders University |
Dr Michael Lardelli Associate Professor in Genetics, Department of Molecular and Biomedical Science, University of Adelaide |
| Person with expertise in the field of environmental sciences | Ms Bettina Venner Manager, Industry Participation, Department for Trade, Tourism and responsibilities of representing the Industry Capability Network in South Australia (ICN SA) |
Ms Michelle Waters Independent consultant, environmental and radiation management in industries including mining, petroleum, mineral processing, chemical, manufacturing, land development and transport and infrastructure |
