Western Australian Repealed Acts Western Australian Repealed ActsThis legislation has been repealed.
(1) Subject to the
provisions of the Radiation Safety Act 1975 , any person, other than a
medical practitioner, who uses or implies that he uses radium or X-ray for the
diagnosis, examination, or the treatment of any human ailment or physical
defect otherwise than under the supervision of a medical practitioner shall be
guilty of an offence.
Penalty: $1 000.
(2) Subsection (1)
shall not apply to a nurse practitioner registered under the
Nurses and Midwives Act 2006 while carrying out the functions of a nurse
practitioner, or to a chiropractor or a registered dentist who uses X-ray as
an aid to diagnosis in the practice of chiropractic or of dentistry
respectively.
[Section 21A inserted by No. 22 of 1945 s. 15;
amended by No. 113 of 1965 s. 8; No. 70 of 1985 s. 19; No. 9 of 2003 s. 26;
No. 50 of 2003 s. 79(4); No. 31 of 2005 s. 109; No. 50 of 2006 s. 114.]