• Who has obligations?
• Definition of plant
• What plant needs design registration?
• What type of plant does not require design registration?
• Application form 14 (and directions)
• Submit an application (form 14)
• Where do I submit my application?
• What happens after I submit an application?
• Payment options
• Modifications to an existing design registration
• Reciprocal design registrations with other States
• My plant design comes from overseas?
• Design verification
• Marking of design registration number
• Looking at buying plant?

• Law and penalties
• Rights and obligations
• Workplace incidents and inspections
• Risk management

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Plant design registration

Who has obligations?
Obligations of plant designers, manufacturers, suppliers, importers

Definition of plant
Machinery, equipment, appliance, pressure vessel, component of plant, connection, accessory, high risk plant

What plant needs design registration?
Boom-type elevating work platform, bridge crane, building maintenance unit, escalator, gantry crane, LP gas cylinder, personnel hoist, lift, mast climbing work platform, mobile crane, prefabricated scaffolding, pressure equipment, refillable gas cylinder, specified amusement device, tower crane, vehicle hoist, work box

What plant does not require design registration?
Airconditioning unit, cooling towers and truck mounted concrete placing boom do not require plant design registration

Application form 14 (and directions)
Applicant details, plant details, design verifier, confirmation of registration, statement by designer

Submit an application (form 14)
Electronic lodgement, paper lodgement

Where do I submit my application?
Office location for submitting plant design registration application

What happens after I submit an application?
Unapproved application, approved application, plant design number, plant registration

Payment options
Cheque or money order, fax, phone

Modifications to an existing design registration
Design registration process for a modification to an existing plant design

Reciprocal design registrations with other States
Registering other State’s plant design

My plant design comes from overseas?
Registering overseas plant design

Design verification
Design verifier who has professional qualifications and professional organisation membership, designer verifier who has professional qualifications only, designer verifier who does not have any professional qualification

Marking of design registration number
Requirements for marking the design registration numbers

Looking at buying plant?
Newly designed plant, unregistered plant, registered plant

Last updated 22 July 2008