Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) In this
regulation —
last MSIR inspection , in relation to plant, means
the last inspection of the plant under the MSIR regulation 6.40;
registrable plant means the following items of
plant —
(a)
boilers referred to in Schedule 5 clause 3(1);
(b)
building maintenance units;
(c)
lifts;
(d)
mobile cranes with a safe working load greater than 10 tonnes;
(e)
powered tower cranes;
(f)
relevant pressure vessels;
relevant pressure vessels means pressure vessels
referred to in Schedule 5 clause 3(2).
(2) This regulation
applies if —
(a) an
item of registrable plant was —
(i)
completed or manufactured (as the case requires)
immediately before commencement day; and
(ii)
required to be registered under the MSIR
regulation 6.34 immediately before commencement day;
and
(b)
immediately before commencement day, an exemption under the MSIR
regulation 1.4 or 1.5 from the requirement to register the item under the
MSIR regulation 6.34 was in force; and
(c) on
and after commencement day, the item of registrable plant must be registered
under Part 5.3.
(3) The exemption in
relation to the item of registrable plant is taken to be an exemption under
Part 11.2 from the requirement to register the plant under Part 5.3
during the period (the exemption period ) beginning on commencement day until
the earlier of the following —
(a) the
day on which the exemption is cancelled;
(b) the
day on which the exemption ends in the written notice given under the MSIR
regulation 1.4 or 1.5;
(c)
otherwise — the end of the period listed opposite the item of
registrable plant in the Table.
Table
|
Column 1 Registrable plant |
Column 2 Period |
|---|---|
|
Boilers categorised as hazard level A according to criteria in
Section 2.1 of AS 4343:2014 (Pressure equipment — Hazard
levels) |
1 year beginning on commencement day |
|
Boilers categorised as hazard level B according to criteria in
Section 2.1 of AS 4343:2014 (Pressure equipment — Hazard
levels) |
2 years beginning on commencement day |
|
Boilers categorised as hazard level C according to criteria in
Section 2.1 of AS 4343:2014 (Pressure equipment — Hazard
levels) |
3 years beginning on commencement day |
|
Building maintenance units |
2 years beginning on commencement day |
|
Lifts |
2 years beginning on commencement day |
|
Mobile cranes with a safe working load greater than 10 tonnes |
2 years beginning on commencement day |
|
Powered tower cranes |
2 years beginning on commencement day |
|
Relevant pressure vessels categorised as hazard level A according to criteria
in Section 2.1 of AS 4343:2014 (Pressure equipment —
Hazard levels) |
1 year beginning on commencement day |
|
Relevant pressure vessels categorised as hazard level B according to criteria
in Section 2.1 of AS 4343:2014 (Pressure equipment —
Hazard levels) |
2 years beginning on commencement day |
|
Relevant pressure vessels categorised as hazard level C according to criteria
in Section 2.1 of AS 4343:2014 (Pressure equipment —
Hazard levels) |
3 years beginning on commencement day |
(4)
Subregulation (5) applies if, during the exemption period for an item of
registrable plant the subject of an exemption under subregulation (3)
that is listed in column 1 of the Table, the period of time set out in
column 2 of the Table listed opposite the item of registrable plant ends.
Table
(5) The mine operator
of a mine must ensure that the item of the registrable plant —
(a) is
inspected by a competent person; and
(b) is
not used by any person until it is inspected under paragraph (a).
Penalty for this subregulation:
(a) for
an individual, a fine of $7 000;
(b) for
a body corporate, a fine of $35 000.
(6) If the
manufacturer of a building maintenance unit at a mine that is the subject of
an exemption under subregulation (3) recommends that the unit be
inspected at regular intervals, the mine operator of the mine must ensure that
the unit —
(a) is
inspected during the exemption period by a competent person —
(i)
if the unit has been previously inspected — at
the end of each interval that occurs during the exemption period; or
(ii)
otherwise — as soon as practicable after
commencement day;
and
(b) is
not used by any person until it is inspected under paragraph (a).
Penalty for this subregulation:
(a) for
an individual, a fine of $7 000;
(b) for
a body corporate, a fine of $35 000.
(7) The mine operator
of a mine must ensure that a powered tower crane the subject of an exemption
under subregulation (3) —
(a) is
inspected during the exemption period by a competent person —
(i)
if a crane jump occurs during the exemption
period — before the crane is first used after the jump; or
(ii)
if the crane has not been inspected for a period of
1 year since the last inspection — at the end of the
1 year period;
and
(b) is
not used by any person until it is inspected under paragraph (a).
Penalty for this subregulation:
(a) for
an individual, a fine of $7 000;
(b) for
a body corporate, a fine of $35 000.