{ "entity_id": "B-000717", "folder": "Radiation-Health-Committee", "name": "Radiation Health Committee", "type": "Statutory Body", "jurisdiction": "Commonwealth", "portfolio": "Health, Disability and Ageing", "website": "https://www.arpansa.gov.au/rhc", "data_status": "rich", "completeness": { "has_strategy_brief": true, "has_strategy_structured": true, "has_vision": false, "has_kpi_targets": true, "has_kpi_results": true, "has_strategy_overview": true, "has_legislation_text": true, "has_legislation_structured": false, "has_global_initiatives_text": false, "has_global_initiatives_structured": false, "n_global_initiatives": 0, "has_ideas": true, "has_artifacts": true, "n_ideas": 12, "n_legislation": 0, "n_artifacts": 10, "n_kpi_targets": 6, "n_kpi_results": 6, "n_outcomes": 1, "verified_own_data": true }, "strategy_profile": { "status": "published", "confidence": "high", "summary": "To protect the Australian people and the environment from the harmful effects of radiation. 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target, and last result.", "quote": "Measure\nTarget or estimated completion\nSource\nAnnual Result\n1.1\nUV monitoring network data availability to the public\n>95%\nPortfolio Budget Statements (PBS) 2017–18, page 234\ntarget achieved or exceeded, project on track\n1.2\nMonitor radiation doses to occupationally exposed workers including uranium mining workers\nAnnual reporting of trend in radiation doses received by workers, determined from quantitative dose measurement, provides evidence of optimisation of radiation protection\nPBS 2017–18, page 234\ntarget achieved or exceeded, project on track\n1.3\nNumber of organisations submitting worker exposure records to the Australian National Radiation Dose Register (ANRDR)\n10\nARPANSA Corporate Plan 2017–21, page 13\ntarget achieved or exceeded, project on track\n1.4\nExisting exposure guide", "impact": "High", "effort": "Low", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "Executives / Parliament / public", "source": "pages/annual-reports-index__20.html (https://www.arpansa.gov.au/about-us/corporate-publications/annual-report-series/annual-report-2017-18/2017-18-annual-report-15)", "implementation": [ "Pick one high-volume process or document family.", "Name an owner and baseline current volume, time, cost, and satisfaction.", "Run a 4-8 week pilot with clear before/after metrics.", "Publish lessons and decide whether to scale." ], "risks": [ "Privacy and data quality", "Change fatigue", "Unclear accountability" ] }, { "entity_id": "B-000717", "entity_name": "Radiation Health Committee", "folder_name": "Radiation-Health-Committee", "category": "Data & Performance", "scale": "large", "title": "Outcome dashboard linking budget, delivery, and public impact", "idea": "Build a public-facing outcome dashboard showing spend, outputs, outcomes, and delivery confidence.", "quote": "Measure\nTarget or estimated completion\nSource\nAnnual Result\n1.1\nUV monitoring network data availability to the public\n>95%\nPortfolio Budget Statements (PBS) 2017–18, page 234\ntarget achieved or exceeded, project on track\n1.2\nMonitor radiation doses to occupationally exposed workers including uranium mining workers\nAnnual reporting of trend in radiation doses received by workers, determined from quantitative dose measurement, provides evidence of optimisation of radiation protection\nPBS 2017–18, page 234\ntarget achieved or exceeded, project on track\n1.3\nNumber of organisations submitting worker exposure records to the Australian National Radiation Dose Register (ANRDR)\n10\nARPANSA Corporate Plan 2017–21, page 13\ntarget achieved or exceeded, project on track\n1.4\nExisting exposure guide", "impact": "Very High", "effort": "High", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "Executives / Parliament / public", "source": "pages/annual-reports-index__20.html (https://www.arpansa.gov.au/about-us/corporate-publications/annual-report-series/annual-report-2017-18/2017-18-annual-report-15)", "implementation": [ "Create a senior responsible owner and cross-functional delivery team.", "Map legislation, data, privacy, procurement, cyber, and workforce constraints.", "Co-design with users and frontline staff before technology selection.", "Stage delivery through pilots, benefits tracking, and public reporting." ], "risks": [ "Privacy and data quality", "Change fatigue", "Unclear accountability" ] }, { "entity_id": "B-000717", "entity_name": "Radiation Health Committee", "folder_name": "Radiation-Health-Committee", "category": "Procurement & Delivery", "scale": "small", "title": "Procurement lessons library for repeat purchases", "idea": "Capture reusable procurement clauses, market lessons, supplier performance notes, and common evaluation criteria.", "quote": "TABLE 1: SUMMARY OF THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE STATEMENT RESULTS FOR THE 2020-21 REPORTING PERIOD\nPerformance Area Performance Measure\nKPI Project\nAchieved Partially Not Redundant Project on Project\nachieved achieved track delayed Totals\nStrategic Objective 1 3 1 1 5\nStrategic Objective 2 1 1 1 1 4\nStrategic Objective 3 3 1 2 6\nStrategic Objective 4 3 1 4\nStrategic Objective 5 1 1 1 3\nStrategic Objective 6 3 2 2 7\nResults 13 4 0 1 8 3 29\nTABLE 2: LEGEND\n20\nIPK\nThe agency has succeeded in reaching a desired goal, or a project has been\nAchieved\ncompleted.", "impact": "High", "effort": "Low", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "Delivery teams / suppliers", "source": "annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.arpansa.gov.au/sites/default/files/arpansa_annual_report_2020-21.pdf)", "implementation": [ "Pick one high-volume process or document family.", "Name an owner and baseline current volume, time, cost, and satisfaction.", "Run a 4-8 week pilot with clear before/after metrics.", "Publish lessons and decide whether to scale." ], "risks": [ "Privacy and data quality", "Change fatigue", "Unclear accountability" ] }, { "entity_id": "B-000717", "entity_name": "Radiation Health Committee", "folder_name": "Radiation-Health-Committee", "category": "Procurement & Delivery", "scale": "large", "title": "Portfolio delivery office for major investments", "idea": "Stand up a portfolio delivery office that tracks benefits, risks, dependencies, procurement, and delivery confidence.", "quote": "TABLE 1: SUMMARY OF THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE STATEMENT RESULTS FOR THE 2020-21 REPORTING PERIOD\nPerformance Area Performance Measure\nKPI Project\nAchieved Partially Not Redundant Project on Project\nachieved achieved track delayed Totals\nStrategic Objective 1 3 1 1 5\nStrategic Objective 2 1 1 1 1 4\nStrategic Objective 3 3 1 2 6\nStrategic Objective 4 3 1 4\nStrategic Objective 5 1 1 1 3\nStrategic Objective 6 3 2 2 7\nResults 13 4 0 1 8 3 29\nTABLE 2: LEGEND\n20\nIPK\nThe agency has succeeded in reaching a desired goal, or a project has been\nAchieved\ncompleted.", "impact": "Very High", "effort": "High", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "Delivery teams / suppliers", "source": "annual-reports/2020-21.pdf (https://www.arpansa.gov.au/sites/default/files/arpansa_annual_report_2020-21.pdf)", "implementation": [ "Create a senior responsible owner and cross-functional delivery team.", "Map legislation, data, privacy, procurement, cyber, and workforce constraints.", "Co-design with users and frontline staff before technology selection.", "Stage delivery through pilots, benefits tracking, and public reporting." ], "risks": [ "Privacy and data quality", "Change fatigue", "Unclear accountability" ] }, { "entity_id": "B-000717", "entity_name": "Radiation Health Committee", "folder_name": "Radiation-Health-Committee", "category": "Citizen Services", "scale": "small", "title": "Plain-language service pages and proactive status updates", "idea": "Rewrite high-volume pages and letters into plain language, add status notifications, and measure contact reduction.", "quote": "TABLE 6: KEY ACTIVITY 4 PERFORANCE MEASURES\nNumber Measure 2024-25 Target Outcome\n13 Efficient implementation of a whole of agency Essential digital technology initiatives to enhance Partially achieved\ninformation technology roadmap to support service delivery, improve customer experience and\nthe modernisation of services provided. streamline internal processes are implemented in\naccordance with the Digital Technology Program of\nwork.", "impact": "High", "effort": "Low", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "Citizens / service users", "source": "annual-reports/2024-25.pdf (https://www.arpansa.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2025-10/Annual%20Report%202024-25.pdf)", "implementation": [ "Pick one high-volume process or document family.", "Name an owner and baseline current volume, time, cost, and satisfaction.", "Run a 4-8 week pilot with clear before/after metrics.", "Publish lessons and decide whether to scale." ], "risks": [ "Privacy and data quality", "Change fatigue", "Unclear accountability", "Digital exclusion", "Low public trust if feedback is not acted on" ] }, { "entity_id": "B-000717", "entity_name": "Radiation Health Committee", "folder_name": "Radiation-Health-Committee", "category": "Citizen Services", "scale": "large", "title": "Single front door for life-event based services", "idea": "Bundle services around life events so citizens can complete related steps across agencies in one journey.", "quote": "TABLE 6: KEY ACTIVITY 4 PERFORANCE MEASURES\nNumber Measure 2024-25 Target Outcome\n13 Efficient implementation of a whole of agency Essential digital technology initiatives to enhance Partially achieved\ninformation technology roadmap to support service delivery, improve customer experience and\nthe modernisation of services provided. streamline internal processes are implemented in\naccordance with the Digital Technology Program of\nwork.", "impact": "Very High", "effort": "High", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "Citizens / service users", "source": "annual-reports/2024-25.pdf (https://www.arpansa.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2025-10/Annual%20Report%202024-25.pdf)", "implementation": [ "Create a senior responsible owner and cross-functional delivery team.", "Map legislation, data, privacy, procurement, cyber, and workforce constraints.", "Co-design with users and frontline staff before technology selection.", "Stage delivery through pilots, benefits tracking, and public reporting." ], "risks": [ "Privacy and data quality", "Change fatigue", "Unclear accountability", "Digital exclusion", "Low public trust if feedback is not acted on" ] }, { "entity_id": "B-000717", "entity_name": "Radiation Health Committee", "folder_name": "Radiation-Health-Committee", "category": "Risk & Assurance", "scale": "small", "title": "Recommendation tracker for audits, reviews, and inquiries", "idea": "Publish a single internal tracker for audit/review recommendations, owners, due dates, and implementation evidence.", "quote": "[pages 162,163,164,165]\n31, 44\nadvertising and market research 59\nadvisory bodies 3, 62\nAnnual Performance Statement 3, 15-16\nAPS census 74, 79\nasset management 74, 79\naudits 4, 12, 19, 23-24, 34, 47, 68, 70\nclinical 52\nquality 68\naudit and fraud control 68\nAudit and Risk Committee 63, 64, 66, 68\nAustralia, the United Kingdom and the United States (AUKUS) 6, 42\nAustralian Clinical Dosimetry Service (ACDS) 5, 12, 23, 24, 29, 32-34, 47, 52, 68, 102, 103,\n130, 151\nAustralian National Audit Office (ANAO) 68, 104\nAustralian National Radiation Dose Register (ANRDR) 12, 22, 51, 151\nAustralian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) 36, 43-45, 56, 129, 131, 132, 139\nC\ncalibration services 69\ncalorimeter 44, 51\ncancer 23, 30, 134, 135\nskin cancer 32, 48, 135\ncancer treatment 44, 152\nCode of Conduct 22, 23\n161", "impact": "High", "effort": "Low", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "Executives / assurance teams", "source": "annual-reports/2022-23.pdf (https://www.arpansa.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2023-10/ARPANSA%20Annual%20Report%2022-23.pdf)", "implementation": [ "Pick one high-volume process or document family.", "Name an owner and baseline current volume, time, cost, and satisfaction.", "Run a 4-8 week pilot with clear before/after metrics.", "Publish lessons and decide whether to scale." ], "risks": [ "Privacy and data quality", "Change fatigue", "Unclear accountability", "Regulatory capture", "Over-automation of judgement" ] }, { "entity_id": "B-000717", "entity_name": "Radiation Health Committee", "folder_name": "Radiation-Health-Committee", "category": "Risk & Assurance", "scale": "large", "title": "Integrated assurance and lessons-learned system", "idea": "Create an assurance system that connects audit findings, risk registers, delivery reviews, and investment decisions.", "quote": "[pages 162,163,164,165]\n31, 44\nadvertising and market research 59\nadvisory bodies 3, 62\nAnnual Performance Statement 3, 15-16\nAPS census 74, 79\nasset management 74, 79\naudits 4, 12, 19, 23-24, 34, 47, 68, 70\nclinical 52\nquality 68\naudit and fraud control 68\nAudit and Risk Committee 63, 64, 66, 68\nAustralia, the United Kingdom and the United States (AUKUS) 6, 42\nAustralian Clinical Dosimetry Service (ACDS) 5, 12, 23, 24, 29, 32-34, 47, 52, 68, 102, 103,\n130, 151\nAustralian National Audit Office (ANAO) 68, 104\nAustralian National Radiation Dose Register (ANRDR) 12, 22, 51, 151\nAustralian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) 36, 43-45, 56, 129, 131, 132, 139\nC\ncalibration services 69\ncalorimeter 44, 51\ncancer 23, 30, 134, 135\nskin cancer 32, 48, 135\ncancer treatment 44, 152\nCode of Conduct 22, 23\n161", "impact": "Very High", "effort": "High", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "Executives / assurance teams", "source": "annual-reports/2022-23.pdf (https://www.arpansa.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2023-10/ARPANSA%20Annual%20Report%2022-23.pdf)", "implementation": [ "Create a senior responsible owner and cross-functional delivery team.", "Map legislation, data, privacy, procurement, cyber, and workforce constraints.", "Co-design with users and frontline staff before technology selection.", "Stage delivery through pilots, benefits tracking, and public reporting." ], "risks": [ "Privacy and data quality", "Change fatigue", "Unclear accountability", "Regulatory capture", "Over-automation of judgement" ] }, { "entity_id": "B-000717", "entity_name": "Radiation Health Committee", "folder_name": "Radiation-Health-Committee", "category": "Regulation & Policy", "scale": "small", "title": "Regulatory burden scan for forms, guidance, and reporting", "idea": "Identify the top 10 highest-friction reporting obligations and simplify guidance, forms, or evidence requirements.", "quote": "Details of performance against purpose and program objectives\nNumber Measure (KPI or Project) Target or milestone Source Outcome\nPBS 4 Ensure risk informed 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