Workplace Health and Safety Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2007 (Qld)

Queensland Workplace Health and Safety Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2007 Subordinate Legislation 2007 No. 310 made under the WorkplaceHealthandSafetyAct1995 Contents Part 1 1 2 Part 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Page Preliminary Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Amendment of Workplace Health and Safety Regulation1997 Regulation amended in pt 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Amendment of s 39H (Definition for sdiv 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Amendment of s 39I (Application for certificate of registration of mobile crane or tower crane) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Insertion of new s 39J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 39J Application under s 39I if engineer can not inspect because of unforseeable circumstances . . . . . . . . . . 4 Insertion of new pt 23, div 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Division 7 Transitional provision for Workplace Health and Safety Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2007 250 Application for certificate of registration of mobile crane or tower crane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Replacement of sch 1 (Fees) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Schedule 1 Fees Amendment of sch 9 (Dictionary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Part 3 10 11 12 2 Workplace Health and Safety Legislation Amendment No. 310, 2007 Regulation (No. 1) 2007 Amendment of Workplace Health and Safety and OtherLegislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2007 Regulation amended in pt 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of s 49 (Insertion of new pt 23, div 7 of WorkplaceHealth and Safety Regulation 1997). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacement of s 50 (Amendment of sch 1 (Fees) of WorkplaceHealth and Safety Regulation 1997). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Amendment of sch 1 (Fees) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 10 11 11

s1 3 s4 Workplace Health and Safety Legislation Amendment No. 310, 2007 Regulation (No. 1) 2007 Part 1 Preliminary 1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Workplace Health and Safety Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2007 . 2 Commencement The following provisions commence on 1 February 2008— • sections 5(3), 7 and 8 • part 3. Part 2 Amendment of Workplace Health and Safety Regulation 1997 3 Regulation amended in pt 2 This part amends the Workplace Health and Safety Regulation1997. 4 Amendment of s 39H (Definition for sdiv 3) (1) Section 39H, definition competent person , paragraph (a), ‘on or after 1 February 2007’— omit. (2) Section 39H— insert— ‘ certificate of registration of a mobile crane or tower crane means a certificate of registration of registrable plant that is a mobile crane or tower crane specified in schedule 3.’.

s5 4 s6 Workplace Health and Safety Legislation Amendment No. 310, 2007 Regulation (No. 1) 2007 5 Amendment of s 39I (Application for certificate of registration of mobile crane or tower crane) (1) Section 39I, heading, after ‘registration of’— insert— ‘ a ’. (2) Section 39I, ‘An application for a certificate of registration’— omit, insert— ‘An application for a certificate of registration of a mobile crane or tower crane’. (3) Section 39I(b)(ii), ‘6 months’— omit, insert— ‘1 year’. 6 Insertion of new s 39J Part 5, division 1A, subdivision 3— insert— ‘39J Application under s 39I if engineer can not inspect because of unforseeable circumstances ‘(1) This section applies, despite section 39I(b)(ii), if— (a) an application is made under that section for a certificate of registration of a mobile crane or tower crane; and (b) the application should include a statement about a certification by an engineer in relation to an inspection of the crane but does not include the statement. ‘(2) If the chief executive is satisfied the application can not contain the statement mentioned in subsection (1)(b) because the crane could not be inspected due to unforseeable circumstances, the chief executive may, for the application, accept a statement under section 39I(b)(ii) that a competent person, other than an engineer, has certified to the matters mentioned in the subparagraph.

s7 5 s8 Workplace Health and Safety Legislation Amendment No. 310, 2007 Regulation (No. 1) 2007 Example of unforseeable circumstances — A crane is used at a high rise construction site and the period for which the crane is required at the site extends beyond the time by which the inspection is due because of prolonged unseasonal wet weather that prevents the use of the crane. ‘(3) This section expires on 31 January 2011.’. 7 Insertion of new pt 23, div 7 After section 249— insert — ‘Division 7 Transitional provision for Workplace Health and Safety Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2007 ‘250 Application for certificate of registration of mobile crane or tower crane ‘(1) This section applies if— (a) an application under section 39I was made before the commencement of this section; and (b) a certificate of registration, or a renewal of a certificate of registration, had not been granted, and a decision to refuse the application had not been made, before the commencement. ‘(2) Section 39I as in force immediately before the commencement continues to apply to the application.’. 8 Replacement of sch 1 (Fees) Schedule 1— omit, insert—

s8 6 s8 Workplace Health and Safety Legislation Amendment No. 310, 2007 Regulation (No. 1) 2007 ‘Schedule 1 Fees section 4 1 Notification of building and construction work (1) This section sets the fee, under section 47, for the notification of building and construction work. (2) The fee is 0.125% of the cost of the building and construction work. $ 2 Registration, or renewal of certificate of registration, of registrable plant (1) This section sets the fee for the following— (a) registration, under section 11, of registrable plant; (b) renewal, under section 41, of a certificate of registration of registrable plant. (2) The fee is— (a) subject to subsection (3), for a boiler with a heating surface of— (i) not more than 5m 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61.50 (ii) more than 5m 2 but 10m 2 or less . . . . . . 147.25 (iii) more than 10m 2 but 60m 2 or less. . . . . 231.30 (iv) more than 60m 2 but 500m 2 or less . . . . 443.10 (v) more than 500m 2 but 2000m 2 or less . . 784.00 (vi) more than 2000m 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 324.00 (b) for an unfired pressure vessel with a capacity of— (i) more than 0.5m 3 but 5m 3 or less . . . . . 66.60 (ii) more than 5m 3 but 15m 3 or less. . . . . . 113.80 (iii) more than 15m 3 but 30m 3 or less. . . . . 171.40 (iv) more than 30m 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225.50

s8 7 s8 Workplace Health and Safety Legislation Amendment No. 310, 2007 Regulation (No. 1) 2007 $ (c) for a crane or hoist, other than a vehicle hoist, building maintenance unit or elevating work platform, with a safe working load of— (i) not more than 10t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124.20 (ii) more than 10t but 50t or less. . . . . . . . 261.30 (iii) more than 50t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326.85 (d) for a truck-mounted concrete placing unit with boom, other than manually powered 124.20 (e) for a building maintenance unit . . . . . . . . . 67.85 (f) for a service lift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.10 (g) for a lift other than a service lift . . . . . . . . . 81.60 plus 18.80 for each floor (h) for an escalator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63.20 (i) for an airconditioning unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154.15 (j) for a specified amusement device classified as— (i) a class 2 amusement device in AS 3533, part 1 as in force on 5 December 1997, other than a coin operated amusement device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124.20 (ii) a class 3 amusement device in that part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189.90 (iii) a class 4 amusement device in that part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261.30 (iv) a class 5 amusement device in that part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261.30 (3) If a boiler is heated electrically, the fee payable must be worked out on the basis that 1kW equals 0.08m 2 of heating surface. 3 Application for certificate of registration of registrable plant design The fee, under section 39C, for an application for a certificate of registration of registrable plant design is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81.40

s8 8 s8 Workplace Health and Safety Legislation Amendment No. 310, 2007 Regulation (No. 1) 2007 4 Certificates—prescribed occupations and workplace health and safety officers (1) This section sets the fees relating to the following— (a) a certificate to work in a prescribed occupation under part 3; (b) a certificate of authority of appointment of a workplace health and safety officer under part 4. (2) The fee is— (a) for an assessment of qualifications or experience for a certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) for an application, under section 19, for a certificate to work in a prescribed occupation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (c) for an application, under section 31, for a certificate of authority of appointment of a workplace health and safety officer . . . . . . (d) for an application, under section 45, to replace a lost, damaged or destroyed certificate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Certificates—prescribed activities (1) This section sets the fees relating to a certificate to perform a prescribed activity under part 3A. (2) The fee is— (a) for an application, under section 29C, for a certificate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) for an application, under section 45, to replace a lost, damaged or destroyed certificate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 25.70 51.10 51.10 25.70 51.10 25.70

s8 9 s8 Workplace Health and Safety Legislation Amendment No. 310, 2007 Regulation (No. 1) 2007 $ 6 Certificate of appointment as an accredited provider (1) This section sets the fees relating to a certificate of appointment as an accredited provider under part 4A. (2) The fee is— (a) for an application, under section 33, for a certificate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.10 (b) for an assessment of an application for a certificate, for each year or part of a year . . 146.50 (c) for an application, under section 45, to replace a lost, damaged or destroyed certificate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.70 7 Bonded asbestos removal certificate (1) This section sets the fee relating to a bonded asbestos removal certificate. (2) The fee is— (a) for an application, under section 29I, for a certificate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) for an application, under section 45, to replace a lost, damaged or destroyed certificate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.10 25.70 8 Report about occupational health and safety performance for Workers’ Compensation Act (1) This section sets the fee for the preparation, under part 14, division 1A of the Act, of a report about the occupational health and safety performance of a single employer or group employer for the issue or renewal of a licence to be a self-insurer under the Workers’Compensation Act, section 71 or 72. (2) The fee is— (a) for a single employer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 921.10 (b) for a group employer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 223.80’.

s 9 10 s 11 Workplace Health and Safety Legislation Amendment No. 310, 2007 Regulation (No. 1) 2007 9 Amendment of sch 9 (Dictionary) Schedule 9— insert — ‘ certificate of registration of a mobile crane or tower crane see section 39H.’. Part 3 Amendment of Workplace Health and Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2007 10 Regulation amended in pt 3 This part amends the Workplace Health and Safety and OtherLegislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2007. 11 Amendment of s 49 (Insertion of new pt 23, div 7 of WorkplaceHealthandSafetyRegulation1997 ) (1) Section 49, heading, ‘div 7’— omit, insert— ‘ div 8 ’. (2) Section 49, ‘After section 249’— omit, insert— ‘After section 250’. (3) Section 49, inserted division 7— renumber as division 8. (4) Section 49, inserted sections 250 and 251— renumber as sections 251 and 252.

s 12 11 s 12 Workplace Health and Safety Legislation Amendment No. 310, 2007 Regulation (No. 1) 2007 12 Replacement of s 50 (Amendment of sch 1 (Fees) of WorkplaceHealthandSafetyRegulation1997 ) Section 50— omit, insert — ‘50 Amendment of sch 1 (Fees) ‘Schedule 1, section 4— omit, insert— ‘4 Certificates of authority of appointment of a workplace health and safety officer ‘(1) This section sets the fee relating to a certificate of authority of appointment of a workplace health and safety officer under part 4. ‘(2) The fee is— (a) for an assessment of qualifications or experience for the certificate. . . . . . . . . . . . (b) for an application, under section 31, for a certificate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (c) for an application, under section 45, to replace a lost, damaged, destroyed or stolen certificate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.70 51.10 25.70 ‘4A Earthmoving or particular crane work certificates ‘(1) This section sets the fee relating to an earthmoving or particular crane work certificate. ‘(2) The fee is— (a) for an application, under section 36, for a certificate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (b) for an application, under section 45, to replace a lost, damaged, destroyed or stolen certificate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.10 25.70 ‘4B Licences to perform a class of high risk work ‘(1) This section sets the fee relating to a licence to perform a class of high risk work. ‘(2) The fee is—

s 12 12 s 12 Workplace Health and Safety Legislation Amendment No. 310, 2007 Regulation (No. 1) 2007 (a) for an application, under section 37, for a licence to perform a class of high risk work, for each class of high risk work . . . . (b) for an application, under section 37, for a variation of a licence to perform a class of high risk work to endorse another class of high risk work on the licence, for each class of high risk work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (c) for an application, under section 38L, for renewal of a licence to perform a class of high risk work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (d) for an application, under section 45, to replace a lost, damaged, destroyed or stolen licence to perform a class of high risk work ‘4C Conversion to renewable licence to perform a class of high risk work ‘(1) This section sets the fee for an application, under section 28M, to convert a licence to perform a class of high risk work to a renewable licence. ‘(2) The fee, irrespective of the number of licences to be converted, is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65.00 65.00 60.00 25.70 60.00’. ENDNOTES 1 Made by the Governor in Council on 6 December 2007. 2 Notified in the gazette on 7 December 2007. 3 Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4 The administering agency is the Department of Employment and Industrial Relations. © State of Queensland 2007