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screening authority; and
        (b) does not hold a Certificate II in Transport Security Protection; and
        (c) after 15 June 2020—did not cease to be engaged or employed as a screening officer by a port facility operator, ship operator for a regulated Australian ship or screening authority for a continuous period of more than 24 months.

       (3) The person must hold any of the following qualifications:
        (a) a Certificate II in Security Operations;
        (b) a qualification that the Secretary is satisfied is equivalent to a Certificate II in Security Operations;
        (c)   training and experience acquired while working as a security guard that is sufficient to satisfy the requirements for obtaining a security guard license in the state or territory where the person intends to work as a screening officer.

7 Training
        (1) A screening officer who is engaged or employed by a port facility operator or ship operator for a regulated Australian ship that has been served a notice under regulation 7.30 of the Regulations must complete at least 40 hours of on-the-job training specific to the screening officer's role if the screening officer:
        (a) was first engaged or employed after 30 June 2023 as a screening officer by a port facility operator, or ship operator of a regulated Australian ship; or
        (b) ceased to be engaged or employed as a screening officer for a continuous period of more than 24 months, and was later re-engaged or re-employed as a screening officer, by a port facility operator or ship operator for a regulated Australian ship.
  (2) For subsection (1), on-the-job training may include the following:
        (a) supervised practice at a screening point, preferably live;
        (b) training on X-ray image interpretation;
        (c) training on specific screening equipment used in the workplace;
        (d) training on weapons and prohibited items;
        (e) training on maintaining the integrity of cleared areas;
        (f) training on methods and techniques for screening;
        (g) training designed to ensure familiarity with legislation relevant to screening.

8 Maritime accreditation test
       (1) The Secretary may approve a test (a maritime accreditation test) that the Secretary is satisfied is appropriate to test the ability of a screening officer:
        (a) to exercise a power mentioned in Division 6 of Part 8 of the Act that may be exercised by a screening officer; and
        (b) to perform a specified screening function.
       (2) A maritime accreditation test must be:
        (a) administered by a person approved by the Secretary; and
        (b) completed using the Department of Home Affairs' ICT systems.

9 Testing screening officers
       (1) This section applies to screening officers employed or engaged by a port facility operator or a ship operator for a regulated Australian ship that has been served a notice under regulation 7.30 of