Plant Item Registration - New South Wales

Description

You will require this registration if you are responsible for the management or control of an item of plant at a workplace. Plant includes:

  • any machinery, equipment, appliance, container, implement and tool
  • any component of any of those things
  • anything fitted or connected to any of those things.

For more details on the items of plant that require registration please see the regulation. The purpose of registering an item of plant is to ensure that it is inspected by a competent person and is safe to operate.

Please consult the Contact Officer for more information.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for this registration you must:

  • provide any information required by the Agency
  • complete the relevant application form
  • pay the required fee.

Please be aware that there are additional requires when registering an amusement device.

Please consult the Contact Officer for more information regarding eligibility requirements.

Duration

5 years.

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Amount Description
Apply Application All $70.00

$2 for each additional item.
General Duplicate Certificate All $33.50 -
Renew Renewal All $70.00

$2 for each additional item.

Act(s) name

Work Health and Safety Act 2011 NSW

Regulation(s) name

Work Health and Safety Regulation 2017 NSW

Additional information

Types of plant that must be registered include:

  • boilers with a hazard level of A, B or C
  • pressure vessels with a hazard of A, B or C (exclusions apply)
  • tower cranes (including self-erecting tower cranes)
  • lifts, including escalators and moving walkways
  • building maintenance units
  • specific types of amusement devices
  • concrete placement units with delivery booms
  • mobile cranes with rated capacity of greater than 10 tonnes.

Administering agency

Department of Finance, Services and Innovation

SafeWork NSW

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.

Licensing Enquiries

SafeWork NSW

Department of Finance, Services and Innovation
Operating address: 92 - 100 Donnison Street
Gosford, New South Wales 2250
Mailing address: LOCKED BAG 2906
Lisarow, New South Wales 2250
Phone: 13 10 50
Email: licensing@safework.nsw.gov.au
Website: SafeWork NSW (Opens in new window)