sec.41Diagnostic or therapeutic procedures

### sec.41 Diagnostic or therapeutic procedures A person (the first person ) must not prescribe for another person a therapeutic procedure, or request for another person a diagnostic procedure, involving the irradiation of the other person, unless the first person is authorised to do so under a regulation (an authorised person ). Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. A use licensee who, under the licence, uses a radiation source to carry out a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure involving the irradiation of a person must not carry out the procedure unless the licensee reasonably believes the diagnostic procedure has been requested, or the therapeutic procedure has been prescribed, by an authorised person. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. using an x-ray machine to identify bone fractures suffered by a person using a radiopharmaceutical administered to a person to assess the person’s thyroid function using an implanted radioactive substance to treat a person’s cancer A use licensee who, under the licence, uses a radiation source to carry out a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure involving the irradiation of a person (the treated person ) must ensure the treated person does not receive a radiation dose 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—200 penalty units. Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply to a person who is an authorised person for the procedure. Also, the licensee must not, in carrying out the procedure with the source, allow another person involved in carrying out the procedure, other than the treated person, to receive a radiation dose higher than the radiation dose limit prescribed under a regulation. Maximum penalty for subsection (5) —200 penalty units. A parent of a child, who is holding the child while the child is undergoing diagnostic radiography, is involved in carrying out the procedure. (sec.41-ssec.1) A person (the first person ) must not prescribe for another person a therapeutic procedure, or request for another person a diagnostic procedure, involving the irradiation of the other person, unless the first person is authorised to do so under a regulation (an authorised person ). Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. (sec.41-ssec.2) A use licensee who, under the licence, uses a radiation source to carry out a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure involving the irradiation of a person must not carry out the procedure unless the licensee reasonably believes the diagnostic procedure has been requested, or the therapeutic procedure has been prescribed, by an authorised person. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. using an x-ray machine to identify bone fractures suffered by a person using a radiopharmaceutical administered to a person to assess the person’s thyroid function using an implanted radioactive substance to treat a person’s cancer (sec.41-ssec.3) A use licensee who, under the licence, uses a radiation source to carry out a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure involving the irradiation of a person (the treated person ) must ensure the treated person does not receive a radiation dose 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—200 penalty units. (sec.41-ssec.4) Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply to a person who is an authorised person for the procedure. (sec.41-ssec.5) Also, the licensee must not, in carrying out the procedure with the source, allow another person involved in carrying out the procedure, other than the treated person, to receive a radiation dose higher than the radiation dose limit prescribed under a regulation. Maximum penalty for subsection (5) —200 penalty units. A parent of a child, who is holding the child while the child is undergoing diagnostic radiography, is involved in carrying out the procedure. - 1 using an x-ray machine to identify bone fractures suffered by a person - 2 using a radiopharmaceutical administered to a person to assess the person’s thyroid function - 3 using an implanted radioactive substance to treat a person’s cancer