Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (CERTIFICATION OF PLANT USERS AND OPERATORS) REGULATIONS 2000 (2000 NO 48) - REG 6

(2)           An assessor must certify a person as competent to do scheduled work to which an application relates if satisfied that—

    a     for work that does not involve the operation or use of a loadshifting machine—the applicant's competency is equal to or better than—

    i     the standard of competency stated in Schedule A, B or C of the national certification standard for the work; or

    ii     a standard of competency declared by the commissioner to be equal to that standard; or

    b     for work that involves the operation or use of a loadshifting machine—the applicant's competency is equal to or better than—

    i     the standard of competency stated in the national competency guidelines for the work; or

    ii     a standard of competency declared by the commissioner to be equal to that standard.

(3)           In deciding whether an applicant is competent to do scheduled work, an assessor may have regard to the following:

    a     the applicant's qualifications and experience;

    c     the applicant's competency in tests or examinations conducted by the assessor in accordance with the guidelines;

    d     the outcome of previous assessments.

(4)           Unless regulation 8 applies, an assessor may only assess an applicant's competency to do a kind of scheduled work if the applicant has not been assessed for the same kind of work within the previous 21 days.

(4)      In this regulation: