Registration of an item of plant - Application

In order to successfully register an item of plant, the following information will need to be provided:

Information relating to the item of plant:

• Kind of plant,
• Type of plant,
• Plant description,
• Serial number,
• Manufacturer,
• Year of manufacture,
• Site address where the plant will be located, and
• Location of the plant at the site.

Design registration details

• Design registration number,
• State where the design was registered, and 
• Design standard(s)

If applying as a mine operator (optional)

• The Site Group (SG) number for the site where the item of plant will be used

Additional plant details:

• The 'Additional plant details' field allows for plant type specific details to be provided. When completing an application, you will be required to consult section 4 of the explanatory notes and provide specific technical information relating to your item of plant under the corresponding lines of the application. See the table below for the required information for each plant type.

Date plant first commissioned or registered:

• The earlier of the two dates:
  • When the item of plant was first commissioned; or
  • If it was previously registered, the date it was registered (this is not the date of the design registration)
• See the Date plant first commissioned or first regististered section below for additional information.

Applicant details:

• If the applicant is an individual or body corporate / company
• If an individual:
  • The name of the applicant;
  • The business name (if applicable) and ABN;
  • The applicant's address, email and phone number;
  • Proof of identification documents, such as drivers licence or passport (does not need to be certified); and
  • If the applicant resides within Western Australia.
    • If they do not reside within Western Australia, a written justification as to why the registration should be granted.
• If a body corporate/ company:
  • The company name, as registered with ASIC and ASIC number;
  • The designated contact person;
  • The business name (if applicable);
  • The registered company address (as registered with ASIC);
  • The contact person's email and phone number;
  • Proof of company registration, being the certificate of registration issued by the Australia Government Business Registration Service; and
  • If the body corporate/ company's registered address is located in Western Australia
    • if not, a written justification as to why the registration should be granted.

Declaration

A Declaration stating the following must be made:

• The item of plant is not registered under a corresponding Work Health and Safety law; 
• The item of plant has been inspected by a competent person and assessed to be safe to operate;
• Consent for the regulator to make enquiries and exchange information with other jurisdictions; and 
• The application for registration is being made under regulation 266 of the Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022.

Pursuant to r266(2)(i) of the Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022 an application for registration of an item of plant must include either the date the item was first commissioned or the date it was first registered, whichever came first.

Date first commissioned:

Commissioning in relation to plant is defined as: performing the necessary adjustments, tests and inspections before the plant is used to ensure that the plant is in full working order in accordance with the requirements specified in the design of the plant and includes recommissioning.

The first commissioned date is the date that a competent person signs off that the item of plant is in full working order, in accordance with the requirements specified in the design of the plant.

Date first registered:

The date first registered refers to registration of an item of plant in any Australian state or territory under any occupational safety, mining safety or work health and safety legislation. This is not a reference to the design registration. 

While the registration for an item of plant registered with WorkSafe WA does not expire, plant registrations do expire in many other Australian jurisdictions. Where an item of plant has previously been registered in another state and had that registration expire, or where an item was plant was deregistered for any reason, the original registration date may be required.

Under the Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022 a competent person is someone who has:

• educational or vocational qualifications in an engineering discipline that is relevant to the plant being inspected; or
• knowledge of the technical standards relevant to the plant to be inspected.

WorkSafe WA has published an information sheet, which provides more information on competent persons and their duties in relation to plant.

Division - 2 Items of plant requiring registration

1. Boilers categorised as hazard level A, B or C according to criteria in Section 2.1 of AS 4343:2014 (Pressure equipment — Hazard levels).
2. Pressure vessels categorised as hazard level A, B or C according to the criteria in Section 2.1 of AS 4343:2014 (Pressure equipment — Hazard levels), except —
   1. gas cylinders; and
   2. LP Gas fuel vessels for automotive use; and
   3. Serially produced vessels.
3. Tower cranes including self-erecting tower cranes.
4. Lifts and escalators and moving walkways.
5. Building maintenance units.
6. Amusement devices classified by Section 2.1 of AS 3533.1:2009 (Amusement rides and devices — Design and construction), except devices specified in clause 4(2).
7. Concrete placing booms.
8. Mobile cranes with a rated capacity of greater than 10 tonnes.

The following are items of plant that are exceptions to individual registration as listed in Schedule 5

1. The items of plant listed in clause 3 do not include —
   1. Any pressure equipment (other than a gas cylinder) excluded from the scope of AS/NZS 1200:2015 (Pressure equipment); or
   2. A crane or hoist that is manually powered; or
   3. A reach stacker.
2. The following devices are excluded from clause 3(6) —
   1. Class 1 devices;
   2. Playground devices;
   3. Water slides where water facilitates patrons to slide easily, predominantly under gravity, along a static structure;
   4. Wave generators where patrons do not come into contact with the parts of machinery used for generating water waves;
   5. Inflatable devices, other than inflatable devices (continuously blown) with a platform height of 3 metres or more.

Amusement devices can be a challenging area of plant to navigate. For additional information relating to amusement devices, please see our dedicated amusement device page.