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MARINE SAFETY ACT 2010 (NO. 65 OF 2010) - SECT 30 Duties of marine safety workers

MARINE SAFETY ACT 2010 (NO. 65 OF 2010) - SECT 30

Duties of marine safety workers

    (1)     A marine safety worker, when carrying out marine safety work, must—

        (a)     take reasonable care for his or her own safety; and

        (b)     take reasonable care for the safety of persons who may be affected by the marine safety worker's acts or omissions; and

        (c)     co-operate with the regulated entity employing or engaging them with respect to any action taken by the entity to comply with a requirement imposed by or under this Act or the regulations.

Penalty:     1800 penalty units.

    (2)     A marine safety worker, when carrying out marine safety work, must not intentionally or recklessly interfere with or misuse anything provided to them by the regulated entity employing or engaging them—

        (a)     in the interests of safety; or

        (b)     under this Act or the regulations.

Penalty:     1800 penalty units.

    (3)     A marine safety worker, when carrying out marine safety work, must not wilfully or recklessly place the safety of another person on or in the immediate vicinity of marine safety infrastructure at risk.

Penalty:     1800 penalty units.

    (4)     For the purposes of subsection (1)(a) or (b), in determining whether a marine safety worker failed to take reasonable care, regard must be had to what the marine safety worker knew about the relevant circumstances.

    (5)     An offence against subsection (1), (2) or (3) is an indictable offence.

    (6)     In this section "regulated entity" means a person to whom section 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 or 29 applies.

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