15Exemption for medical radiation practice students

15 Exemption for medical radiation practice students

15 Exemption for medical radiation practice students

(1) This section applies to a person who—

(a) is a student in the medical radiation practice health profession, and

(b) is training in—

(i) diagnostic radiography, or

(ii) nuclear medicine, or

(iii) radiation therapy.

(2) The person is exempt from the requirement to hold a radiation user licence under the Act, section 7 for the use of regulated material during the person’s training if the person, when using the material—

(a) during periods of clinical experience—

(i) for a person who is in the final 12 months of training in diagnostic radiography and whom the qualified person is satisfied does not require immediate supervision—is subject to indirect supervision, or

(ii) otherwise—is subject to immediate supervision, or

(b) during the person’s training other than during periods of clinical experience—is subject to general supervision.

(3) In this section—

student has the same meaning as in the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW).