25Exemption for dental assistants

25 Exemption for dental assistants

25 Exemption for dental assistants

(1) This section applies to a person employed as a dental assistant if—

(a) the person successfully completes a course approved by the Authority under section 30 as a course required for this exemption, or

(b) at the commencement of this section, the person holds a radiation user licence for the use of apparatus to which this subdivision applies.

(2) The person is exempt from the requirement to hold a radiation user licence under the Act, section 7 for the use of apparatus to which this subdivision applies if—

(a) the use of the apparatus occurs in the course of the person’s employment as a dental assistant, and

(b) at all times when using the apparatus, the person is subject to general supervision.

Note—

This section commences on 1 December 2025.