New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 1991 - SECT 10AD

10AD Prescribed electrophysical treatments

(1) A person must not provide a prescribed electrophysical treatment in the course of providing a health service unless the person:

(a) is a registered chiropractor, or a chiropractic student acting under the appropriate supervision of a registered chiropractor, or

(b) is a registered medical practitioner, or a medical student acting under the appropriate supervision of a registered medical practitioner, or

(c) is a registered osteopath, or an osteopathy student acting under the appropriate supervision of a registered osteopath, or

(d) is a registered physiotherapist, or a physiotherapy student acting under the appropriate supervision of a registered physiotherapist, or

(e) is a registered podiatrist, or a podiatry student acting under the appropriate supervision of a registered podiatrist.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months, or both.

(2) For the purposes of this Division, prescribed electrophysical treatment is a restricted health service.

(3) An inspector or authorised person appointed under any of the following Acts is authorised to ascertain whether this section is being complied with:

(a) Chiropractors Act 2001 ,

(b) Medical Practice Act 1992 ,

(c) Osteopaths Act 2001 ,

(d) Physiotherapists Act 2001 ,

(e) Podiatrists Act 2003 .

(4) In this section:
"prescribed electrophysical treatment" means an electrophysical treatment prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section.