Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations(1) A registered health professional must not allow someone else (an assistant ) to treat a user of a health service provided by or on behalf of the health professional, or perform a procedure, on the health professional's behalf if the treatment, or procedure, requires professional discretion or skill.
(2) Subregulation (1) does not apply if—
(a) the treatment is given, or the procedure performed, as part of a program to train the assistant to become a registered health professional; or
(b) the assistant is a registered health professional.
(3) A registered health professional must adequately supervise anyone providing health services on behalf of the health professional.