HEALTH PRACTITIONER REGULATION NATIONAL LAW (ACT)
123Restriction on spinal manipulation
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123 Restriction on spinal manipulation (1) A person must not perform manipulation of the cervical spine unless the person— (a) is registered in an appropriate health profession; or (b) is a student who performs manipulation of the cervical spine in the course of activities undertaken as part of— (i) an approved program of study in an appropriate health (ii) clinical training in an appropriate health profession; or (c) is a person, or a member of a class of persons, prescribed under a regulation as being authorised to perform manipulation of the cervical spine.
appropriate health profession means any of the following health professions— (a) chiropractic; (b) osteopathy; (c) medical; (d) physiotherapy. manipulation of the cervical spine means moving the joints of the cervical spine beyond a person’s usual physiological range of motion using a high velocity, low amplitude thrust. Subdivision 1 Certificates of registration