175Evidence of competence—duty of person conducting business or undertaking

175 Evidence of competence—duty of person conducting business or undertaking

175 Evidence of competence—duty of person conducting business or undertaking

(1) A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace must not direct or allow a worker to carry out general diving work unless the person sees written evidence provided by the worker that the worker has the relevant competence required under this division.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—15 penalty units, or

(b) for a body corporate—75 penalty units.

(2) A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace must not direct or allow a person appointed under section 177 to perform a function associated with that appointment unless the person conducting the business or undertaking sees written evidence provided by the person appointed that the person appointed has the competence required under section 174.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—15 penalty units, or

(b) for a body corporate—75 penalty units.

(3) A person conducting a business or undertaking must keep the written evidence given to the person—

(a) under subsection (1)—for at least 1 year after the diving work is carried out,

(b) under subsection (2)—for at least 1 year after the last occasion on which the person performs a function associated with the appointment.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—15 penalty units, or

(b) for a body corporate—75 penalty units.