RADIATION SAFETY ACT 1975 - SECT 26

RADIATION SAFETY ACT 1975 - SECT 26

26 .         Licensing of persons

        (1)         The licences which may be granted under this Act shall be of the following kinds —

            (a)         licences authorising persons to operate or use radioactive substances, irradiating apparatus or electronic products, for one or more of the following purposes —

                  (i)         dental diagnosis; and

                  (ii)         medical diagnosis by radiography; and

                  (iii)         medical diagnosis by fluoroscopy; and

                  (iv)         medical diagnosis by the use of radioactive substances; and

                  (v)         medical therapy; and

                  (vi)         chiropractic diagnosis by radiography; and

                  (vii)         veterinary diagnosis by radiography; and

                  (viii)         veterinary therapy; and

                  (ix)         industrial; and

                  (x)         radioactive luminous devices; and

                  (xi)         research; and

                  (xii)         other purposes approved by the Council;

                and

            (b)         licences authorising persons to manufacture, store, transport, sell, possess, install, service, maintain, repair, or otherwise deal with radioactive substances, irradiating apparatus or electronic products.

        (2)         Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), it shall not be necessary for a medical, dental, or veterinary practitioner to hold a licence under this Act for the purpose of requesting the holder of a licence to undertake any diagnosis or therapy.

        (2a)         Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), it shall not be necessary for a nurse practitioner acting in accordance with the relevant provision, if any, of a code or guidelines approved under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Western Australia) section 39 to hold a licence under this Act for the purpose of requesting the holder of a licence to undertake any diagnosis or therapy.

        (2B)         In subsection (2a) —

        nurse practitioner means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Western Australia) in the nursing profession whose registration under that Law is endorsed as nurse practitioner.

        (3)         A licence shall be in the prescribed form, but may relate to one matter or several matters.

        [Section 26 amended: No. 9 of 2003 s. 52; No. 50 of 2006 Sch. 3 cl. 19; No. 35 of 2010 s. 146; No. 4 of 2018 s. 118.]