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#### 156 Supervision requirements
156 Supervision requirements
> > (1) This clause applies to supervision for the purposes of sections 16A and 32 of the Act and any provision of this Regulation that provides for supervision to be as required by this clause.
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> > (2) The following requirements apply to supervision to which this clause applies—
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> > > (a) a person being supervised must at all times be in the direct line of sight of the supervisor and the supervisor must at all times be ready and able to give directions and render immediate assistance to a person being supervised,
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> > > (b) supervision is to be at a level that the supervisor reasonably considers to be adequate taking into account relevant factors under this clause.
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> > (3) The following factors are relevant factors to be taken into account in deciding what is an adequate level of supervision—
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> > > (a) the general competency of persons being supervised,
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> > > (b) the proficiency with firearms of persons being supervised,
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> > > (c) the number of persons being supervised and the number who are actively engaged in shooting,
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> > > (d) the effect of the landscape and range configuration on the ability of the supervisor to maintain direct line of sight observation of persons being supervised and to give directions and render immediate assistance.