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Safety in Recreational Water Activities Regulation 2024
sec.11Entry-level certificate dive—requirement for medical certificate
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### sec.11 Entry-level certificate dive—requirement for medical certificate
This section applies in relation to an entry-level certificate dive if—
a person has given a dive operator a medical declaration under section 10 ; and
the medical declaration indicates the person requires an evaluation by a medical practitioner before participating in a dive.
The dive operator must ensure the person participates in an entry-level certificate dive only if the person has given the dive operator a medical certificate by a medical practitioner certifying that the person is medically fit to dive.
Maximum penalty—30 penalty units.
The dive operator must keep a copy of a medical certificate given to the dive operator under this section for at least 1 year after the day the certificate is given to the dive operator.
Maximum penalty—12½ penalty units.
(sec.11-ssec.1) This section applies in relation to an entry-level certificate dive if— a person has given a dive operator a medical declaration under section 10 ; and the medical declaration indicates the person requires an evaluation by a medical practitioner before participating in a dive.
(sec.11-ssec.2) The dive operator must ensure the person participates in an entry-level certificate dive only if the person has given the dive operator a medical certificate by a medical practitioner certifying that the person is medically fit to dive. Maximum penalty—30 penalty units.
(sec.11-ssec.3) The dive operator must keep a copy of a medical certificate given to the dive operator under this section for at least 1 year after the day the certificate is given to the dive operator. Maximum penalty—12½ penalty units.
- (a) a person has given a dive operator a medical declaration under section 10 ; and
- (b) the medical declaration indicates the person requires an evaluation by a medical practitioner before participating in a dive.