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Protection from Harmful Radiation Regulation 2025
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#### 25 Exemption for dental assistants
25 Exemption for dental assistants
> > (1) This section applies to a person employed as a dental assistant if—
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> > > (a) the person successfully completes a course approved by the Authority under section 30 as a course required for this exemption, or
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> > > (b) at the commencement of this section, the person holds a radiation user licence for the use of apparatus to which this subdivision applies.
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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 apparatus to which this subdivision applies if—
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> > > (a) the use of the apparatus occurs in the course of the person’s employment as a dental assistant, and
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> > > (b) at all times when using the apparatus, the person is subject to general supervision.
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> Note—
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> This section commences on 1 December 2025.