Victorian Numbered Regulations

EQUIPMENT (PUBLIC SAFETY) REGULATIONS 2017 (SR NO 23 OF 2017)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Objectives  
   2.      Authorising provision  
   3.      Commencement  
   4.      Revocation  
   5.      Interpretation  
   6.      Equipment that is declared to be prescribed equipment  
   7.      Authority may grant an exemption from these Regulations  
   8.       Incorporated documents  

   PART 2--HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND RISK CONTROL MEASURES FOR CLASSES OF PRESCRIBED EQUIPMENT

   9.      Hazard identification and risk control measures may be for classes of prescribed equipment  

   PART 3--DUTIES OF DESIGNERS OF PRESCRIBED EQUIPMENT

   10.     Hazard identification  
   11.     Control of risk  
   12.     Specific risk control measures  
   13.     Guarding  
   14.     Operator controls  
   15.     Emergency stop devices  
   16.     Warning devices  
   17.     Designer must give information to manufacturer  
   18.     Hazard identified in design during manufacture  
   19.     Records and information  
   20.     Record of standards or engineering principles used  

   PART 4--DUTIES OF MANUFACTURERS OF PRESCRIBED EQUIPMENT

   21.     Control of risk  
   22.     Control of risk in design of certain prescribed equipment under the control of the manufacturer  
   23.     Information must be given by a manufacturer  
   24.     Records and information  

   PART 5--DUTIES OF IMPORTERS OF PRESCRIBED EQUIPMENT

   25.     Control of risk  
   26.     Information must be given by an importer  

   PART 6--DUTIES OF SUPPLIERS AND AGENTS OF SUPPLIERS OF PRESCRIBED EQUIPMENT

           Division 1--General

   27.     Definitions  
   28.     Control of risk  
   29.     Information to be given—new prescribed equipment  
   30.     Information to be given—used prescribed equipment  
   31.     Information to be given—scrap material  
   32.     Roll-over protection on tractors  

           Division 2--Supplier who hires or leases prescribed equipment

   33.     Inspection and maintenance  
   34.     Records  

           Division 3--Agent who sells prescribed equipment

   35.     Information must be obtained and given by agent  

   PART 7--DUTY OF PERSON IN CHARGE OF PRESCRIBED EQUIPMENT

   36.     Prescribed equipment not in use  

   PART 8--NOTICE OF PRESCRIBED EQUIPMENT DESIGN

   37.     Prescribed equipment must be notified and the notice confirmed before equipment used  
   38.     How to give notice  
   39.     Authority to advise person who gave notice  
   40.     Duties of various persons associated with design verification  
   41.     Recognition of equivalent confirmation, registration or approval  
   42.     What is required if a prescribed equipment design is altered  

   PART 9--INCIDENT NOTICES

   43.     Definitions  
   44.     Notice of incident  
   45.     Notice of dangerous occurrence  
   46.     Incident records  
   47.     Preservation of site  
   48.     Duties of supplier of prescribed equipment for hire or lease  

   PART 10--SAVING AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

   49.     Transitional arrangements in relation to notice of prescribed equipment design  
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