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Dangerous Substances (General) Regulation 2004
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402 Definitions—ch 4
adverse security assessment—see the Australian Security
Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 (Cwlth), section 35.
close associate, of a person—see the Act, section 48.
qualified security assessment—see the Australian Security
Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 (Cwlth), section 35.
security cleared responsible person—a person is a security cleared
responsible person in relation to a security sensitive substance if—
(a) the person is a responsible person for the substance; and
(b) the person is an adult; and
(c) an adverse security assessment or qualified security assessment
has not been given in relation to the person or a close associate
of the person; and
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(d) the person has not been convicted or found guilty in the ACT or
elsewhere within the previous 5 years of an offence involving—
(i) a dangerous substance; or
(ii) a firearm; or
(iii) actual or threatened violence; or
(iv) fraud or dishonesty.
Note The Act, s 18 defines a responsible person for a dangerous substance
(including a security sensitive substance) as a person in control of the
0handling of the substance, premises where the substance is handled, or
plant or a system for handling the substance.
security plan, for a licence, means a security plan for handling a
security sensitive substance under the licence—
(a) in the form required to be included in an application for the
licence; and
(b) as amended from time to time under this chapter.
security risk assessment, in relation to the handling of a security
sensitive substance, means a written assessment that identifies and
assesses the security risks (external and internal) associated with the
handling of the substance.
security sensitive substance—see section 400.
unsupervised access—a person has unsupervised access to a security
sensitive substance if the person has access to the substance when not
under the supervision of a person who—
(a) holds a licence for this chapter; or
(b) is a security cleared responsible person.
Security sensitive substances—general duties Part 4.2
Section 403
Part 4.2 Security sensitive substances—
general duties