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Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Regulations 2003
Division 8.2ASecurity assessment inspectors
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### Division 8.2—Maritime security inspectors
#### 8.20A Maritime security inspectors—criteria for appointment
(1) For paragraph 136(1)(c) of the Act, the Secretary may appoint a person to be a maritime security inspector if the Secretary is satisfied that:
(a) the person:
(i) is an IRCA certificated auditor; or
(ii) has qualifications that are equivalent to those that an IRCA certificated auditor has; or
(iii) has experience that is equivalent to the experience that an IRCA certificated auditor has; and
(b) the person:
(i) has a working knowledge of the Act and these Regulations, including the powers, functions and duties of a maritime security inspector; and
(ii) is a suitable person to access and handle security information; and
(iii) is otherwise able to perform the duties of a maritime security inspector.
(2) In this regulation:
> IRCA certificated auditor means an auditor who is certified by the International Register of Certificated Auditors.
#### 8.20 Identity cards (Act s 137(2))
(1) The minimum requirements in relation to the form of an identity card for a maritime security inspector are as follows:
(a) the card must bear a recent photograph of the holder;
(b) the card must set out the holder’s name;
(c) the card must bear a statement of its date of expiry;
(d) the card must bear a statement to the effect that the holder is a maritime security inspector appointed under section 136 of the Act;
(e) the card must bear the signatures of the holder and the Secretary.
(2) If a person representing or apparently representing a maritime industry participant so requests, a maritime security inspector must show his or her identity card to the person.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
### Division 8.2A—Security assessment inspectors
#### 8.25 Security assessment inspectors—criteria for appointment
For subsection 145D(1) of the Act, the criteria are:
(a) the person is:
(i) an APS employee in the Department; or
(ii) a member of the Australian Federal Police; or
(iii) a member of the police force of a State or a Territory; or
(iv) a customs officer; or
(b) the person:
(i) has a good knowledge of the transport security environment; and
(ii) has skills, experience or qualifications relevant to conduct a security assessment; and
(iii) has a working knowledge, or the ability to acquire a working knowledge, of the Act and these Regulations; and
(iv) is suitable to access and handle security information; and
(v) is otherwise able to perform the duties of a security assessment inspector.