37Identification of responsible workers

37 Identification of responsible workers

(1)  [Section 37 Subsection (1) amended by No. 2 of 2012, s. 78, Applied:01 Jan 2013] As soon as practicable after a person becomes a responsible worker for an SSDS permit, the regulator is to issue the holder of the permit with an identity card for the responsible worker.

(2)  The identity card is to be in an approved form but it must at least specify the responsible worker's name and the relevant SSDS permit.

(3)  The holder of an SSDS permit must ensure that an identity card issued under this section for a person who is a responsible worker for the permit is –

(a) given to the person as soon as practicable after it is issued; and

(b) retrieved from the person within 14 days after the person ceases to be a responsible worker for the permit; and

(c) [Section 37 Subsection (3) amended by No. 2 of 2012, s. 78, Applied:01 Jan 2013] returned to the regulator as soon as practicable after it is so retrieved.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.

(4)  It is a defence in proceedings for an offence under subsection (3)(b) if the defendant establishes that the defendant made a reasonable attempt to retrieve the responsible worker's identity card or had in place reasonable procedures for the retrieval of such identity cards generally.

(5)  A responsible worker for an SSDS permit must not lend his or her identity card to another person or allow another person to use the identity card.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month.

(6)  A responsible worker for an SSDS permit must carry his or her identity card whenever he or she is carrying out or supervising the authorised restricted activity.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 25 penalty units.