Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2011 - REG 180

A person conducting a business or undertaking at a workplace where general diving work is carried out must keep a dive safety log that contains the following information about each dive carried out by a worker:

        (a)     the name of the worker who carries out the dive;

        (b)     the name of any other person with whom the dive is carried out;

        (c)     the name of the competent person appointed under section 177 to supervise the diving work;

        (d)     the date and location of the dive;

        (e)     the time each diver enters and leaves the water;

        (f)     the maximum depth of the dive;

        (g)     any incident, difficulty, discomfort or injury that occurs or is experienced during the dive;

        (h)     if the dive was carried out using a dive computer—the dive time;

              (i)     if the dive was carried out using dive tables—the repetitive dive group, if available, and either the bottom time or the dive time;

        (j)     if the repetitive group and surface interval result in a repetitive factor—the surface interval and the repetitive factor;

        (k)     if the dive is carried out using EANx—

              (i)     the oxygen content of the EANx; and

              (ii)     the maximum operating depth of the EANx;

        (l)     if the dive is carried out using mixed gas—

              (i)     the oxygen content and the nitrogen content (if any) of the gas; and

              (ii)     the maximum operating depth of the mixed gas; and

              (iii)     the minimum operating depth of the bottom mix.

Maximum penalty:

        (a)     in the case of an individual—$1 250; or

        (b)     in the case of a body corporate—$6 000.

Note     Strict liability applies to each physical element of each offence under this regulation, unless otherwise stated (see  s 6A).