Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1A) In this
regulation —
historical purpose or activity , in relation to
the use of a tractor, includes an activity ancillary to a historical activity;
Examples for this definition:
1. Historical
activity: a historical display, parade, demonstration or re‑enactment.
2. Activity ancillary
to a historical activity: restoring, maintaining, modifying or housing a
tractor used, or to be used, for a historical activity.
roll‑over protective structure means a
structure designed to protect a tractor operator from injury if the tractor
rolls over in any direction.
(1) The person with
management or control of a tractor at a workplace must ensure that the tractor
is not used unless it is securely fitted with a roll‑over protective
structure.
Penalty for this subregulation:
(a) for
an individual, a fine of $7 000;
(b) for
a body corporate, a fine of $35 000.
(2) If a tractor is
used in a place that is too low for the tractor to work while it is fitted
with a roll‑over protective structure, the structure may be lowered or
removed for the period during which the tractor is used in such a situation
(but only if other measures to minimise the risk of roll‑over are in
place).
(3) This regulation
does not apply if the tractor is —
(a)
installed in a fixed position, and in a manner, which would no longer permit
it to be used as powered mobile plant; or
(b) a
tractor with a mass of less than 560 kilograms or a mass of 15 000
kilograms or more; or
(c) a
tractor with a mass of more than 800 kilograms and less than 15 000
kilograms manufactured, imported or originally purchased before
2 January 1981; or
(d)
being used for a historical purpose or activity.
Note for this regulation:
Regulations 214
and 215 also apply to a tractor.