Requirements prescribed in respect of holders of pearl divers’ licences (Act s. 26(2)(a))
7 Requirements prescribed in respect of holders of pearl divers’ licences (Act s. 26(2)(a))
For the purposes of section 26(2)(a) of the Act, the holding by the holder of a pearl diver’s licence of a current certificate from a medical practitioner to the effect that —
the medical practitioner has examined that holder in accordance with Australian Standard 2299 entitled “Underwater air breathing operations”; and
in the opinion of the medical practitioner, that holder is fit to work as a professional diver using a diving apparatus involving the use of compressed air for 12 months from the date of that certificate,
while diving is a requirement prescribed in respect of that holder.
That part of the Australian Standard referred to in subregulation (1)(a) which provides that medical examinations for commercial divers are to be carried out at 6 monthly intervals does not apply in respect of examinations carried out for the purposes of this regulation in accordance with that Australian Standard.
In subregulation (1) —
current certificate means certificate the date of which is not more than 12 months prior to the date of the diving referred to in that subregulation;
medical practitioner means a person who is registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Western Australia) in the medical profession.
[Regulation 7 amended: Gazette 29 Apr 2011 p. 1523.]
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