Factories, Shops and Industries Act 1962 Boiler and Pressure Vessel (Fees) Amendment Regulation 1996 (1996-481) [GG No 110 of 27.9.1996] (NSW)

1996 No 481

New South Wales

Boiler and Pressure Vessel (Fees)

Amendment Regulation 1996

under the

Factories, Shops and Industries Act 1962

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Factories, Shops and Industries Act 1962.

J W Shaw QC MLC

Minister for Industrial Relations

Explanatory note

This Regulation increases the fees for inspecting boilers and pressure
vessels.
This Regulation is made under the Factories, Shops and Indusrries Act 1962
and, in particular, section 65 (Power to make regulations), especially section

65 (l) (i).

Published in Gazette No 110 of 27 September 1996, page 6531 Page 1

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Clause 1 Boiler and Pressure Vessel (Fees) Amendment Regulation 1996

Boiler and Pressure Vessel (Fees) Amendment
Regulation 1996

1     Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Boiler and Pressure Vessel (Fees)

Amendment Regulation 1996.

2 Commencement

This Regulation commences on 15 October 1996.

3    Amendment of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Regulations

The Boiler and Pressure Vessel Regulations are amended as set out in Schedule 1.

4 Notes

The explanatory note does not form part of this Regulation.

Schedule 1 Amendment

(Clause 3)

Schedule 1

Omit item 1. Insert instead:

1.     Fees to be charged by boiler inspectors

The fees referred to in Regulation 34 are as follows: (a) Locomotive, traction engine or road roller boiler:

(i)  not exceeding 7 square metres heating

surface .................................................. $91.00

(ii) exceeding 7 square metres heating surface $118.00

(b) Boiler (other than a locomotive, traction engine or road roller boiler) having a heating surface (including the heating surface of an economizer or superheater, if any):

(i) not exceeding 2 square metres ................ $33.00

(ii)  exceeding 2 square metres but not

exceeding 5 square metres ...................... $54.00

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(iii)    exceeding 5 square metres but not

exceeding 15 square metres ..................... $85.50

(iv)    exceeding 15 square metres but not

exceeding 70 square metres ..................... $113.00

(v)    exceeding 70 square metres but not

exceeding 200 square metres ................... $149.50

(vi)    exceeding 200 square metres but not

exceeding 400 square metres ................... $196.50

(vii)    exceeding 400 square metres but not

exceeding 800 square metres ................... $196.50 plus
$6.80 per 100
square metres
or part of
100 square
metres of
heating
surface in
excess of 400
square metres

(viii) exceeding 800 square metres .................... $223.70 plus
$3.10 per 100
square metres
or part of
100 square
metres of
heating
surface in
excess of $00
square metres

(c) Steam jacketed pan:

(i)    having an internal diameter not exceeding

l metre ................................................... $25.50

(ii)    having an internal diameter exceeding 1

metre but not exceeding 1.5 metres .......... $33.00

(iii)    having an internal diameter exceeding 1.5

metres ................................................... $38.50

(d) Pressure vessel (other than a steam jacketed pan) having an internal cubic capacity:

(i) not exceeding 50 litres ........................... $25.50

(ii)   exceeding 50 litres but not exceeding

1 500 litres ............................................ $33.00

(iii)    exceeding 1500 litres but not exceeding

2500litres ............................................ $51.50

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(iv) exceeding 2500 litres but not exceeding

15000 litres .......................................... $77.50

(v) exceeding 15000 litres but not exceeding

700000 litres ........................................ $77.50 plus
$2.40 per
2500 litres
or part of
2500 litres
in excess of
15 000 litres

(vi) exceeding 700000 litres ......................... $735.10 plus
$2.40 per
25000 litres
or part of
25000 litres
in excess of
700000 litres

A 50 per cent surcharge applies for the inspection of a digester, dry renderer, melter, blood receiver, blood dryer or expeller trough.

(e)

Surcharge for single inspection: cent surcharge applies if on any one day:

(i)  only one boiler (and no pressure vessel) or only one pressure vessel (and no boiler) located on any particular premises is inspected, and

(ii)  the boiler or pressure vessel is of a kind referred to in paragraph (b) (i), (c) (i), (c) (ii), (d) (i) or (d) (ii).

(f) Despite any other provision of this item, if on

Discount for multiple inspections: pressure vessels, located on the same premises are inspected, a 20 per cent discount applies.

(g)

Additional fee for pipe system inspection: an hour is to be charged for the inspection of:

(i)  a steam pipe system used in connection with a boiler, or

(ii)  connecting pipes subject to corrosion and wastage and used in connection with a refrigeration system.

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(h) public holiday:

Surcharge for inspection on Saturday, Sunday or specifically requests that an inspection of the boiler or pressure vessel be made on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, the fee to be charged for an inspection made on that day is double the fee that is otherwise applicable.

(i) Certificates of inspection—Forms B.R.3 and B.R.4 $1.60