Radiation Protection Act 2004
13Duty of person carrying out diagnostic or therapeutic
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13 Duty of person carrying out diagnostic or therapeutic procedure (1) This section applies if, under a licence, a person uses a radiation source to carry out a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure involving the irradiation of a person (the treated person). (2) The person must ensure the treated person does not receive a dose of radiation from the carrying out of the procedure in an amount or a way that does not comply with the request for the diagnostic procedure or prescription for the therapeutic procedure. Maximum penalty: 1 000 penalty units.
Part 2 Requirements for radiation sources and related matters Division 2 Licences for dealing with radiation sources