15Obligations of person responsible for trainee

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—

(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

(b) the supervision of the trainee is direct supervision, unless the supervisor or the person responsible for the trainee has established—

(i) that the trainee’s competency makes direct supervision unnecessary, and

(ii) that a lesser degree of supervision would not endanger the health or safety of the trainee or any other person, and

(c) the trainee receives directions, demonstrations, training and monitoring appropriate to the work and commensurate with the competence of the trainee, and

(d) immediate remedial action is taken in the event of an emergency that arises from the trainee carrying out the work.

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

(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.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

cl 15: Am 2021 (694), Sch 2[10].