The obligation
Dive operators must perform the duty of care under s 16 of the SRWA Act in the manner prescribed by the Safety in Recreational Water Activities Regulation 2024 and the Code of Practice.
Under the Safety in Recreational Water Activities Act 2011 s 16, a dive operator (a person conducting a business providing recreational diving, technical diving, or snorkelling) owes a duty of care to participants. The Safety in Recreational Water Activities Regulation 2024 (SL 2024 No. 100) prescribes how that duty must be performed.
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- What
- Dive operators must perform the duty of care under s 16 of the SRWA Act in the manner prescribed by the Safety in Recreational Water Activities Regulation 2024 and the Code of Practice.
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Which WHS law does this come from?
Dive Operator Duty of Care is a WHS requirement set out in Recreational diving technical diving and snorkelling 2024 (QLD). It is made under Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (QLD). The relevant provision is Recreational Diving Technical Diving and Snorkelling 2024 > Duty of Care § s 16 SRWA Act; SRWA Reg 2024.
What does this WHS obligation require?
Dive Operator Duty of Care is a WHS obligation under Recreational diving technical diving and snorkelling 2024 (QLD). In short, Dive operators must perform the duty of care under s 16 of the SRWA Act in the manner prescribed by the Safety in Recreational Water Activities Regulation 2024 and the Code of Practice.
What changed recently?
Dive Operator Duty of Care was last updated on 27 August 2026.
