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Australian Radiation Laboratory
ARL
1973 – 5 February 1999
Previously Commonwealth Radiation Laboratory (1972–1973).
Commonwealth health department laboratory in Melbourne, later based at Yallambie, responsible for research, standards, measurement and advice on protection from ionising and non-ionising radiation.
Names over time
- Commonwealth Radium Laboratory1929–1935
- Commonwealth X-ray and Radium Laboratory1935–1972
- Commonwealth Radiation Laboratory1972–1973
- Australian Radiation Laboratory1973–1999
How it came into existence
Renamed from the Commonwealth Radiation Laboratory in 1973.
How it ended
Merged with the Nuclear Safety Bureau on 5 February 1999 to form the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency under the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998.
- Radiation protection research, standards and advice
- Radiation measurement and calibration services
Main functions
- Radiation protection research and advice
- Development of national radiation protection standards and codes
- Radiation measurement and calibration services
- Personal radiation monitoring service
- Ultraviolet and other non-ionising radiation research
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Health and Aged Care.
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Sources
Government records and websites
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