Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Queensland)
sec.123Restriction on spinal manipulation
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sec.123 Restriction on spinal manipulation
A person must not perform manipulation of the cervical spine unless the person— is registered in an appropriate health profession; or is a student who performs manipulation of the cervical spine in the course of activities undertaken as part of— an approved program of study in an appropriate health profession; or clinical training in an appropriate health profession; or 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. Maximum penalty—$60,000 or 3 years imprisonment or both. In this section— appropriate health profession means any of the following health professions— chiropractic; osteopathy; medical; 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. s 123 amd 2019 No. 3 s 16 (sec.123-ssec.1) A person must not perform manipulation of the cervical spine unless the person— is registered in an appropriate health profession; or is a student who performs manipulation of the cervical spine in the course of activities undertaken as part of— an approved program of study in an appropriate health profession; or clinical training in an appropriate health profession; or 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. Maximum penalty—$60,000 or 3 years imprisonment or both. (sec.123-ssec.2) In this section— appropriate health profession means any of the following health professions— chiropractic; osteopathy; medical; 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.
- (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 profession; or (ii) clinical training in an appropriate health profession; or
- (i) an approved program of study in an appropriate health profession; or
- (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.
- (i) an approved program of study in an appropriate health profession; or
- (ii) clinical training in an appropriate health profession; or
- (a) chiropractic;
- (b) osteopathy;
- (c) medical;
- (d) physiotherapy.