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Dangerous Substances (General) Regulation 2004
403Loss or theft of security sensitive substances—reporting
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403 Loss or theft of security sensitive substances—reporting
(1) A responsible person for a security sensitive substance, on becoming
aware of an incident of theft or loss at premises where the substance
is stored, must—
(a) without delay, tell the work health and safety commissioner and
a police officer about the incident; and
(b) as soon as practicable, give a written report to the work health
and safety commissioner setting out the details of the incident
and describing the kind and amount of any security sensitive
substances lost or stolen.
Note 1 Premises are defined in the Act, dict, to include land, structures and
vehicles.
Note 2 Responsible person, for a dangerous substance (including a security
sensitive substance), is defined in the Act, s 18.
(3) In this section:
incident of theft or loss, at premises, means—
(a) the theft or loss of a security sensitive substance from the
premises; or
(b) a break-in at the premises; or
(c) an attempt to do something mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b).
Part 4.3 Security sensitive substances—general licence requirements
Section 404
page 16 Dangerous Substances (General) Regulation 2004
Part 4.3 Security sensitive substances—
general licence requirements
404 Suitable person to hold licence—Act, s 49 (1) (i)
For the Act, the matters the work health and safety commissioner
must have regard to in deciding whether a person is a suitable person
to be issued with, or to continue to hold, a licence to handle a security
sensitive substance include—
(a) whether an adverse security assessment or a qualified security
assessment has been given in relation to—
(i) the person or a close associate of the person; or
(ii) if the person is a corporation—an officer of the corporation
or a close associate of an officer of the corporation; and
(b) if the person is an individual—whether the person is an adult.
Note Additional criteria apply to the issue of licences (see Act, pt 4.2).
405 Licence may only be issued for authorised purposes
The work health and safety commissioner may only issue a licence
authorising the handling of a security sensitive substance for an
authorised purpose mentioned in schedule 4, table 4.1, column 3 for
the substance.
Section 406
Part 4.4 Manufacturing security sensitive
406 Meaning of manufacturing licence—ch 4
manufacturing licence means a licence issued for this part
authorising the manufacture of a security sensitive substance.
Note 2 Manufacture is defined in the Act, dict.
407 Authority to manufacture security sensitive substances
A person is authorised to manufacture a security sensitive substance
if the person—
(a) holds a manufacturing licence authorising the manufacture of
the substance; or
(b) is an individual engaged (as an employee or contractor) to
manufacture the substance under the supervision of a person
who holds a manufacturing licence.
Note 2 A person who manufactures a security sensitive substance without
authorisation may commit an offence against the Act, pt 5.1.