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Public Health Act 2005
sec.234ANotification about diagnostic imaging procedure
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### sec.234A Notification about diagnostic imaging procedure
This section applies to the director of a diagnostic imaging practice if—
a diagnostic imaging procedure is carried out on a person at the practice; and
either—
the procedure indicates the person has, or has had, or may have, or may have had, cancer; or
the director reasonably suspects the procedure is a cancer-related follow-up procedure.
The director must, within the period prescribed by regulation, give the chief executive a notification in the approved form about the diagnostic imaging procedure.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
In this section—
cancer-related follow-up procedure means a diagnostic imaging procedure that is—
carried out on a person after the person has been diagnosed with cancer; and
carried out—
to identify the presence or absence of cancer; or
to support or inform the treatment of the cancer.
diagnostic imaging practice means a premises used for carrying out diagnostic imaging procedures.
diagnostic imaging procedure means a procedure for producing an image of an internal part of the human body for a diagnostic purpose.
computerised tomography scan, magnetic resonance imaging scan, nuclear scan, positron emission tomography (PET), ultrasound scan, X-ray
s 234A ins 2023 No. 9 s 21
(sec.234A-ssec.1) This section applies to the director of a diagnostic imaging practice if— a diagnostic imaging procedure is carried out on a person at the practice; and either— the procedure indicates the person has, or has had, or may have, or may have had, cancer; or the director reasonably suspects the procedure is a cancer-related follow-up procedure.
(sec.234A-ssec.2) The director must, within the period prescribed by regulation, give the chief executive a notification in the approved form about the diagnostic imaging procedure. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(sec.234A-ssec.3) In this section— cancer-related follow-up procedure means a diagnostic imaging procedure that is— carried out on a person after the person has been diagnosed with cancer; and carried out— to identify the presence or absence of cancer; or to support or inform the treatment of the cancer. diagnostic imaging practice means a premises used for carrying out diagnostic imaging procedures. diagnostic imaging procedure means a procedure for producing an image of an internal part of the human body for a diagnostic purpose. computerised tomography scan, magnetic resonance imaging scan, nuclear scan, positron emission tomography (PET), ultrasound scan, X-ray
- (a) a diagnostic imaging procedure is carried out on a person at the practice; and
- (b) either— (i) the procedure indicates the person has, or has had, or may have, or may have had, cancer; or (ii) the director reasonably suspects the procedure is a cancer-related follow-up procedure.
- (i) the procedure indicates the person has, or has had, or may have, or may have had, cancer; or
- (ii) the director reasonably suspects the procedure is a cancer-related follow-up procedure.
- (i) the procedure indicates the person has, or has had, or may have, or may have had, cancer; or
- (ii) the director reasonably suspects the procedure is a cancer-related follow-up procedure.
- (a) carried out on a person after the person has been diagnosed with cancer; and
- (b) carried out— (i) to identify the presence or absence of cancer; or (ii) to support or inform the treatment of the cancer.
- (i) to identify the presence or absence of cancer; or
- (ii) to support or inform the treatment of the cancer.
- (i) to identify the presence or absence of cancer; or
- (ii) to support or inform the treatment of the cancer.