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Pesticides Regulation 2017
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#### 15 Obligations of person responsible for trainee
15 Obligations of person responsible for trainee
> > (1) The person responsible for a trainee carrying out fumigation work, pest management technician work or timber pest management technician work must ensure that—
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> > > (a) the trainee, when carrying out the work, is supervised by a supervisor who holds a licence authorising the supervisor to carry out work of the kind being done by the trainee, and
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> > > (b) the supervision of the trainee is direct supervision, unless the supervisor or the person responsible for the trainee has established—
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> > > > (i) that the trainee’s competency makes direct supervision unnecessary, and
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> > > > (ii) that a lesser degree of supervision would not endanger the health or safety of the trainee or any other person, and
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> > > (c) the trainee receives directions, demonstrations, training and monitoring appropriate to the work and commensurate with the competence of the trainee, and
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> > > (d) immediate remedial action is taken in the event of an emergency that arises from the trainee carrying out the work.
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> > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
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> > (2) The person responsible for a trainee carrying out fumigation work or pest management technician work must ensure that the trainee keeps and maintains a record in relation to the carrying out of that work in accordance with this Subdivision.
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> > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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> **cl 15:** Am 2021 (694), Sch 2\[10\].