Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) The licences which
may be granted under this Act shall be of the following kinds —
(a)
licences authorising persons to operate or use radioactive substances,
irradiating apparatus or electronic products, for one or more of the following
purposes —
(i)
dental diagnosis; and
(ii)
medical diagnosis by radiography; and
(iii)
medical diagnosis by fluoroscopy; and
(iv)
medical diagnosis by the use of radioactive substances;
and
(v)
medical therapy; and
(vi)
chiropractic diagnosis by radiography; and
(vii)
veterinary diagnosis by radiography; and
(viii)
veterinary therapy; and
(ix)
industrial; and
(x)
radioactive luminous devices; and
(xi)
research; and
(xii)
other purposes approved by the Council;
and
(b)
licences authorising persons to manufacture, store, transport, sell, possess,
install, service, maintain, repair, or otherwise deal with radioactive
substances, irradiating apparatus or electronic products.
(2) Notwithstanding
the provisions of subsection (1), it shall not be necessary for a medical,
dental, or veterinary practitioner to hold a licence under this Act for the
purpose of requesting the holder of a licence to undertake any diagnosis or
therapy.
(2a) Notwithstanding
the provisions of subsection (1), it shall not be necessary for a nurse
practitioner acting in accordance with the relevant provision, if any, of a
code or guidelines approved under the Health Practitioner Regulation National
Law (Western Australia) section 39 to hold a licence under this Act for the
purpose of requesting the holder of a licence to undertake any diagnosis or
therapy.
(2B) In subsection
(2a) —
nurse practitioner means a person registered under
the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Western Australia) in the
nursing profession whose registration under that Law is endorsed as nurse
practitioner.
(3) A licence shall be
in the prescribed form, but may relate to one matter or several matters.
[Section 26 amended: No. 9 of 2003 s. 52; No. 50
of 2006 Sch. 3 cl. 19; No. 35 of 2010 s. 146; No. 4 of 2018 s. 118.]