Radiation Protection Act 2004
14Duty of other persons carrying out radiation practice
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14 Duty of other persons carrying out radiation practice (1) This section applies if, under a licence, the licensee possesses a radiation source for a radiation practice. (2) A person who uses the radiation source in carrying out the radiation practice must not cause another person to receive a dose that is higher than the dose limit prescribed by the Regulations. Maximum penalty: 1 000 penalty units. (3) Subsection (2) does not apply if the other person receives the dose while: (a) being a treated person; or (b) involved in carrying out a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure involving the irradiation of a person.