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CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 99.070

Requirements relating to returning to SSAAs

  (1)   For subparagraph   99.045(b)(iii), the DAMP must include the requirement that if:

  (a)   the DAMP organisation has not permitted a SSAA employee to perform, or be available to perform, an applicable SSAA; and

  (b)   the non - performance is a result of a circumstance mentioned in paragraph   99.065(1)(c), (d) or (e) (a suspension event ),

the organisation must only permit the employee to again begin performing or being available to perform an applicable SSAA if the circumstances set out in subregulation   (2) apply.

  (2)   For subregulation   (1), the circumstances that must apply are as follows:

  (a)   the employee has undergone a comprehensive assessment for drug or alcohol use;

  (b)   if the comprehensive assessment recommended the employee commence a drug or alcohol intervention program--the employee has begun participating in a nominated drug or alcohol intervention program;

  (c)   the employee is considered fit to resume performing, or being available to perform, an applicable SSAA by:

  (i)   a DAMP medical review officer; and

  (ii)   the employee's treating clinician, if any;

  (d)   if the suspension event related to a drug test--at the time the employee was considered fit under paragraph   (c), the employee receives a confirmatory drug test and records, for the test, a result that:

  (i)   was not a positive result; and

  (ii)   a DAMP medical review officer is satisfied indicates the absence of testable drug use.


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