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National Measurement Act 1960
18NNOrder preventing employment of certain persons
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#### 18NN Order preventing employment of certain persons
(1) The Secretary may, by order in writing, direct that a specified person:
(a) is not to be employed by a servicing licensee to verify any measuring instrument; or
(b) is not to be employed by a servicing licensee to verify a specified class or classes of measuring instruments; or
(c) is to be employed by a servicing licensee to verify any measuring instrument, or verify a specified class or classes of measuring instrument, only in compliance with specified conditions.
(2) The Secretary must not make such an order unless satisfied that it is necessary to do so because of the person’s lack of competency, or lack of fitness in any other respect, to exercise the functions concerned.
(3) If the Secretary makes an order under this section, the Secretary must:
(a) serve a copy of the order on the person to whom it relates (if the person’s whereabouts are known to the Secretary); and
(b) serve a copy of the order on each servicing licensee that the Secretary knows is employing that person when the order is made.
The order comes into force on the last day on which it is served.
(4) It is a condition of the servicing licence of that servicing licensee that the servicing licensee must not employ a person in contravention of an order in force under this section.