Queensland Consolidated Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2011 - REG 608A

608A Meaning of major amusement park

(1) A workplace is a
"major amusement park" if—

(a) at least 4 amusement devices are located at the workplace; and

(b) at least 1 of the devices is—

(i) an amusement device classified by section 2.1 of AS 3533 as a class 3 device, class 4 device or class 5 device; or

(ii) a high structure water slide; and

(c) each amusement device located at the workplace is used to conduct the business or undertaking at the workplace; and

(d) each amusement device located at the workplace is fixed at the workplace.

(2) However, a
"major amusement park" does not include a workplace at which all amusement devices located at the workplace are assembled, installed, operated or disassembled for a temporary event.

Example of a temporary event—

an agricultural show or school fete

(3) The
"relevant day" for a workplace that is a major amusement park is—

(a) if the workplace is a major amusement park under subsection (1) on the commencement of this section—the commencement; or

(b) otherwise—the day the workplace becomes a major amusement park.

(4) In this section—

"high structure water slide" means an amusement device consisting of a slide—

(a) where water facilitates patrons to slide easily, predominantly under gravity, along a static structure; and

(b) that is attached to a structure—

(i) at least 10m in height; and

(ii) used by patrons to access the slide.