MEDICAL RADIATION TECHNOLOGISTS ACT 2006

Table of Provisions

• Long Title
• Preamble

PART 1 -- Preliminary  

• 1 Short title
 
• 2 Commencement
 
• 3 Terms used in this Act

PART 2 -- Medical Radiation Technologists Registration Board and committees

Division 1 -- The Board  

• 4 Board established
 
• 5 Membership of Board
 
• 6 Presiding member and deputy presiding member
 
• 7 Constitution and proceedings
 
• 8 Remuneration and allowances

Division 2 -- Functions and powers  

• 9 Functions
 
• 10 Powers
 
• 11 Delegation by Board

Division 3 -- Relationship of Board with Minister  

• 12 Directions by Minister
 
• 13 Minister to have access to information

Division 4 -- Committees  

• 14 Committees
 
• 15 Provisions relating to committees

Division 5 -- Registrar and other staff  

• 16 Registrar
 
• 17 Other staff

Division 6 -- General  

• 18 Notifications to the Radiological Council
 
• 19 Duty not to make improper use of information
 
• 20 Meetings and minutes of meetings
 
• 21 Execution of documents by Board

PART 3 -- Finance and reports  

• 22 Funds of the Board
 
• 23 Accounts
 
• 24 Audit
 
• 25 Annual report and other reports

PART 4 -- Registration of medical radiation technologists

Division 1 -- Registration  

• 26 Natural persons may be registered
 
• 27 Registration
 
• 28 Provisional registration
 
• 29 Conditional registration at the discretion of the Board
 
• 30 Professional indemnity insurance
 
• 31 Application
 
• 32 Effect of registration
 
• 33 Duration of registration
 
• 34 Renewal of registration
 
• 35 Application for registration by a person whose registration has been cancelled under section 79(1)(i)
 
• 36 Conflict or inconsistency between conditions imposed under the Radiation Safety Act 1975 and this Act

Division 2 -- The register  

• 37 The register
 
• 38 Inspection of register
 
• 39 Certificate of registration
 
• 40 Voluntary removal from register and cancellation of registration or cancellation of area or areas of medical radiation technology
 
• 41 Removal of name and cancellation of registration of person in certain circumstances
 
• 42 Effect of removal of name from register

Division 3 -- Notifications to Board  

• 43 Change of address
 
• 44 Loss of qualifications
 
• 45 Insolvency
 
• 46 Civil or criminal proceedings
 
• 47 Information about professional indemnity insurance

PART 5 -- Disciplinary and impairment matters

Division 1 -- Preliminary  

• 48 Disciplinary matters
 
• 49 Impairment matters

Division 2 -- Committees  

• 50 Complaints assessment committee
 
• 51 Impairment review committee

Division 3 -- Complaints  

• 52 Complaints
 
• 53 Complaints assessment committee to determine action required
 
• 54 Complaints assessment committee may reject certain complaints

Division 4 -- Summary orders of Board  

• 55 Interim orders by Board
 
• 56 Complaint dealt with summarily to be referred to the State Administrative Tribunal
 
• 57 Complaint not dealt with summarily to be referred to relevant committee

Division 5 -- Disciplinary matters  

• 58 Investigation and recommendation
 
• 59 Role of Board
 
• 60 Alternative to making allegation to the State Administrative Tribunal

Division 6 -- Impairment matters  

• 61 Request by medical radiation technologist for imposition of condition
 
• 62 Revocation of condition
 
• 63 Investigation
 
• 64 Medical radiation technologist to be notified about investigation
 
• 65 Examination
 
• 66 Report of examination
 
• 67 Role of the impairment review committee
 
• 68 Recommendation
 
• 69 Role of Board

Division 7 -- Investigator’s role and powers  

• 70 Interpretation
 
• 71 Investigator
 
• 72 Report of investigator
 
• 73 Powers of investigator
 
• 74 Warrant to enter premises
 
• 75 Issue of warrant
 
• 76 Execution of warrant

Division 8 -- Conciliation  

• 77 Conciliation process
 
• 78 Action if conciliation fails

Division 9 -- Role of the State Administrative Tribunal  

• 79 Powers of the State Administrative Tribunal on dealing with a disciplinary matter
 
• 80 Powers of the State Administrative Tribunal on dealing with an impairment matter

Division 10 -- Miscellaneous  

• 81 Suspension
 
• 82 Costs and recovery

PART 6 -- Offences  

• 83 Use of title “medical radiation technologist” or a restricted title or pretending to be registered
 
• 84 Failure to comply with disciplinary action
 
• 85 False or misleading information
 
• 86 Offences in relation to investigation
 
• 87 Obstruction of investigator
 
• 88 Assistance to execute warrant
 
• 89 Surrender of certificate
 
• 90 Incriminating information, questions, or documents
 
• 91 Legal professional privilege

PART 7 -- Codes of practice, rules and regulations  

• 92 Application of Part
 
• 93 Codes of practice
 
• 94 Rules
 
• 95 Regulations
 
• 96 Forms

PART 8 -- Miscellaneous  

• 97 Protection
 
• 98 Notice of decision to be given
 
• 99 Review
 
• 100 Publication of proceedings etc.
 
• 101 Legal proceedings
 
• 102 Liability of certain officers of body corporate: offences
 
• 103 Review of Act
 
• 104 Transitional provisions
 
• 105 Consequential amendments
• SCHEDULE 1 -- Constitution and proceedings of the Board
• SCHEDULE 2 -- Transitional provisions  
• SCHEDULE 3 -- Consequential amendments  
• Compilation table