61—Duties of designers, manufacturers, importers and suppliers of plant
or structures
(1) A designer of
plant or a structure must ensure that the plant or structure is designed so as
to eliminate the need for any hazardous manual task to be carried out in
connection with the plant or structure.
Maximum penalty:
(a) In
the case of an individual—$6 000.
(b) In
the case of a body corporate—$30 000.
(2) If it is not
reasonably practicable to comply with subregulation (1), the designer
must ensure that the plant or structure is designed so that the need for any
hazardous manual task to be carried out in connection with the plant or
structure is minimised so far as is reasonably practicable.
Maximum penalty:
(a) In
the case of an individual—$6 000.
(b) In
the case of a body corporate—$30 000.
(3) The designer must
give to each person who is provided with the design for the purposes of giving
effect to it adequate information about the features of the plant or structure
that eliminate or minimise the need for any hazardous manual task to be
carried out in connection with the plant or structure.
Maximum penalty:
(a) In
the case of an individual—$6 000.
(b) In
the case of a body corporate—$30 000.
(4) A manufacturer of
plant or a structure must ensure that the plant or structure is manufactured
so as to eliminate the need for any hazardous manual task to be carried out in
connection with the plant or structure.
Maximum penalty:
(a) In
the case of an individual—$6 000.
(b) In
the case of a body corporate—$30 000.
(5) If it is not
reasonably practicable to comply with subregulation (4), the manufacturer
must ensure that the plant or structure is manufactured so that the need for
any hazardous manual task to be carried out in connection with the plant or
structure is minimised so far as is reasonably practicable.
Maximum penalty:
(a) In
the case of an individual—$6 000.
(b) In
the case of a body corporate—$30 000.
(6) The manufacturer
must give to each person to whom the manufacturer provides the plant or
structure adequate information about the features of the plant or structure
that eliminate or minimise the need for any hazardous manual task to be
carried out in connection with the plant or structure.
Maximum penalty:
(a) In
the case of an individual—$6 000.
(b) In
the case of a body corporate—$30 000.
(7) An importer of
plant or a structure must take all reasonable steps to—
(a)
obtain the information the designer or manufacturer is required to give an
importer under subregulation (3) or (6); and
(b) give
that information to any person to whom the importer supplies the plant.
Maximum penalty:
(a) In
the case of an individual—$6 000.
(b) In
the case of a body corporate—$30 000.
(8) A supplier of
plant or a structure must take all reasonable steps to—
(a)
obtain the information the designer, manufacturer or importer is required to
give a supplier under subregulation (3), (6) or (7); and
(b) give
that information to any person to whom the supplier supplies the plant.
Maximum penalty:
(a) In
the case of an individual—$6 000.
(b) In
the case of a body corporate—$30 000.