Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) A person must not carry out a radiographic procedure unless the person:
(a) is a registered radiographer who holds a current practising certificate; and
(b) carries out the procedure at the direction of a medical practitioner.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units or imprisonment for 3 months.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person:
(a) is undergoing an approved course of training in radiographic procedures; and
(b) carries out the procedure at the direction of a medical practitioner:
(i) under the supervision of a registered radiographer who holds a current practising certificate; or
(ii) under a licence under the Radiation Protection Act .
(3) In addition, subsection (1) does not apply if:
(a) the person is a physiotherapist; and
(b) the procedure is the use of ultrasonic equipment to treat a condition of a part of another person's body; and
(c) the person carries out the procedure at the direction of a medical practitioner.
(4) In this section:
"physiotherapist" means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the physiotherapy profession (other than as a student).