Western Australian Consolidated Acts

MEDICAL RADIATION TECHNOLOGISTS ACT 2006

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title
           Preamble

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Terms used in this Act

   PART 2 -- Medical Radiation Technologists Registration Board and committees

           Division 1 -- The Board  

   4.      Board established  
   5.      Membership of Board  
   6.      Presiding member and deputy presiding member  
   7.      Constitution and proceedings  
   8.      Remuneration and allowances

           Division 2 -- Functions and powers  

   9.      Functions  
   10.     Powers  
   11.     Delegation by Board

           Division 3 -- Relationship of Board with Minister  

   12.     Directions by Minister  
   13.     Minister to have access to information

           Division 4 -- Committees  

   14.     Committees  
   15.     Provisions relating to committees

           Division 5 -- Registrar and other staff  

   16.     Registrar  
   17.     Other staff

           Division 6 -- General  

   18.     Notifications to the Radiological Council  
   19.     Duty not to make improper use of information  
   20.     Meetings and minutes of meetings  
   21.     Execution of documents by Board

   PART 3 -- Finance and reports  

   22.     Funds of the Board  
   23.     Accounts  
   24.     Audit  
   25.     Annual report and other reports

   PART 4 -- Registration of medical radiation technologists

           Division 1 -- Registration  

   26.     Natural persons may be registered  
   27.     Registration  
   28.     Provisional registration  
   29.     Conditional registration at the discretion of the Board  
   30.     Professional indemnity insurance  
   31.     Application  
   32.     Effect of registration  
   33.     Duration of registration  
   34.     Renewal of registration  
   35.     Application for registration by a person whose registration has been cancelled under section 79(1)(i)  
   36.     Conflict or inconsistency between conditions imposed under the Radiation Safety Act 1975 and this Act

           Division 2 -- The register  

   37.     The register  
   38.     Inspection of register  
   39.     Certificate of registration  
   40.     Voluntary removal from register and cancellation of registration or cancellation of area or areas of medical radiation technology  
   41.     Removal of name and cancellation of registration of person in certain circumstances  
   42.     Effect of removal of name from register

           Division 3 -- Notifications to Board  

   43.     Change of address  
   44.     Loss of qualifications  
   45.     Insolvency  
   46.     Civil or criminal proceedings  
   47.     Information about professional indemnity insurance

   PART 5 -- Disciplinary and impairment matters

           Division 1 -- Preliminary  

   48.     Disciplinary matters  
   49.     Impairment matters

           Division 2 -- Committees  

   50.     Complaints assessment committee  
   51.     Impairment review committee

           Division 3 -- Complaints  

   52.     Complaints  
   53.     Complaints assessment committee to determine action required  
   54.     Complaints assessment committee may reject certain complaints

           Division 4 -- Summary orders of Board  

   55.     Interim orders by Board  
   56.     Complaint dealt with summarily to be referred to the State Administrative Tribunal  
   57.     Complaint not dealt with summarily to be referred to relevant committee

           Division 5 -- Disciplinary matters  

   58.     Investigation and recommendation  
   59.     Role of Board  
   60.     Alternative to making allegation to the State Administrative Tribunal

           Division 6 -- Impairment matters  

   61.     Request by medical radiation technologist for imposition of condition  
   62.     Revocation of condition  
   63.     Investigation  
   64.     Medical radiation technologist to be notified about investigation  
   65.     Examination  
   66.     Report of examination  
   67.     Role of the impairment review committee  
   68.     Recommendation  
   69.     Role of Board

           Division 7 -- Investigator’s role and powers  

   70.     Interpretation  
   71.     Investigator  
   72.     Report of investigator  
   73.     Powers of investigator  
   74.     Warrant to enter premises  
   75.     Issue of warrant  
   76.     Execution of warrant

           Division 8 -- Conciliation  

   77.     Conciliation process  
   78.     Action if conciliation fails

           Division 9 -- Role of the State Administrative Tribunal  

   79.     Powers of the State Administrative Tribunal on dealing with a disciplinary matter  
   80.     Powers of the State Administrative Tribunal on dealing with an impairment matter

           Division 10 -- Miscellaneous  

   81.     Suspension  
   82.     Costs and recovery

   PART 6 -- Offences  

   83.     Use of title “medical radiation technologist” or a restricted title or pretending to be registered  
   84.     Failure to comply with disciplinary action  
   85.     False or misleading information  
   86.     Offences in relation to investigation  
   87.     Obstruction of investigator  
   88.     Assistance to execute warrant  
   89.     Surrender of certificate  
   90.     Incriminating information, questions, or documents  
   91.     Legal professional privilege

   PART 7 -- Codes of practice, rules and regulations  

   92.     Application of Part  
   93.     Codes of practice  
   94.     Rules  
   95.     Regulations  
   96.      Forms

   PART 8 -- Miscellaneous  

   97.     Protection  
   98.     Notice of decision to be given  
   99.     Review  
   100.    Publication of proceedings etc.  
   101.    Legal proceedings  
   102.    Liability of certain officers of body corporate: offences  
   103.    Review of Act  
   104.    Transitional provisions  
   105.    Consequential amendments
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Constitution and proceedings of the Board
           SCHEDULE 2 -- Transitional provisions  
           SCHEDULE 3 -- Consequential amendments  
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