sec.18Requirement for lookouts

### sec.18 Requirement for lookouts This section applies if a dive operator provides a recreational diving activity, recreational technical diving activity or recreational snorkelling activity for 1 or more persons. The dive operator must ensure that, while the persons are diving or snorkelling during the activity, at least 1 person acts as lookout in the way required under section 20 . Maximum penalty—30 penalty units. For subsection (2) , the dive operator may allow the activity to be provided with only 1 person acting as lookout only if the dive operator, or a worker on the dive operator’s behalf— has conducted a proper assessment of the risks involved in having 1 person act as lookout during the activity; and decides, having regard to the assessment, it is reasonable for 1 person to act as lookout. (sec.18-ssec.1) This section applies if a dive operator provides a recreational diving activity, recreational technical diving activity or recreational snorkelling activity for 1 or more persons. (sec.18-ssec.2) The dive operator must ensure that, while the persons are diving or snorkelling during the activity, at least 1 person acts as lookout in the way required under section 20 . Maximum penalty—30 penalty units. (sec.18-ssec.3) For subsection (2) , the dive operator may allow the activity to be provided with only 1 person acting as lookout only if the dive operator, or a worker on the dive operator’s behalf— has conducted a proper assessment of the risks involved in having 1 person act as lookout during the activity; and decides, having regard to the assessment, it is reasonable for 1 person to act as lookout. - (a) has conducted a proper assessment of the risks involved in having 1 person act as lookout during the activity; and - (b) decides, having regard to the assessment, it is reasonable for 1 person to act as lookout.