Victorian Numbered Regulations Victorian Numbered Regulations(1) A manufacturer of prescribed equipment must—
(a) ensure that the prescribed equipment is manufactured and inspected having regard to the information given to the manufacturer by the designer of the prescribed equipment under Part 3; and
(b) if the information given to the manufacturer by the designer of the prescribed equipment under Part 3 requires the prescribed equipment to be tested, ensure that the prescribed equipment is tested in accordance with the information; and
(c) ensure that if, during the manufacturing process, any hazard is identified in the design of the prescribed equipment for which the designer has not provided a risk control measure—
(i) the hazard is not incorporated into the manufacture of the prescribed equipment; and
(ii) the designer of the prescribed equipment is informed in writing of the hazard, as soon as reasonably possible; and
(iii) all reasonable steps are taken to consult with the designer of the prescribed equipment in relation to the alteration of the design to rectify the hazard; and
(d) if it is not possible to inform
the designer of the hazard in accordance
with paragraph (c)(ii),
ensure that the risk is—
(i) so far as is practicable, eliminated; or
(ii) if it is not practicable to eliminate the risk, reduced so far as is practicable.
Penalty: 100 penalty units for a natural person;
400 penalty units for a body corporate.
(2) A manufacturer to whom subregulation (1)(c) applies must not manufacture the prescribed equipment until—
(a) the designer gives the manufacturer revised information under regulation 18(a); or
(b) the manufacturer eliminates or reduces risk in accordance with subregulation (1)(d).
Penalty: 100 penalty units for a natural person;
400 penalty units for a body corporate.
(3) If the designer gives a manufacturer of prescribed equipment written information in accordance with regulation 18(b), the manufacturer may proceed in accordance with the designer's original information.