(1)  A person who is not a registered chiropractor or osteopath must not –

(a) manipulate the joints of the spinal column or its immediate articulations; or

(b) use or apply a prescribed procedure.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units and a daily fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.

(2)  Subsection (1) does not apply –

(a) to a medical practitioner or physiotherapist; or

(b) to or in respect of a person by reason only of the fact that the person applies massage to a person engaged in playing or training for a game or sport or athletics without the intention of manipulating the joints of the spinal column or its immediate articulations; or

(c) to or in respect of a prescribed person or a person of a prescribed class or description, either generally or in prescribed circumstances.