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#### 15 Exemption for medical radiation practice students
15 Exemption for medical radiation practice students
> > (1) This section applies to a person who—
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> > > (a) is a student in the medical radiation practice health profession, and
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> > > (b) is training in—
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> > > > (i) diagnostic radiography, or
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> > > > (ii) nuclear medicine, or
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> > > > (iii) radiation therapy.
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> > (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—
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> > > (a) during periods of clinical experience—
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> > > > (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
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> > > > (ii) otherwise—is subject to immediate supervision, or
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> > > (b) during the person’s training other than during periods of clinical experience—is subject to general supervision.
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> > (3) In this section—
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> > student has the same meaning as in the [Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW)](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2009-86a).