Plant and plant design registration

Under the Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011 (Cth) (WHS Regulations), the design of certain items of plant and certain items of plant themselves must be registered.

What plant requires design registration?

Part 1 of Schedule 5 of the WHS Regulations lists all items of plant requiring design registration.

View Part 1, Schedule 5

What plant requires registration?

Part 2 of Schedule 5 of the WHS Regulations lists all items of plant requiring registration.

View Part 2, Schedule 5

Application forms & guidance material for plant and plant design registrations

Application forms	Guidance material & instructions on completing the forms
PIR001 — Application for registration of an item of plant [PDF,227KB] PIR001 — Application for registration of an item of plant [RTF,56KB]	Guide for applicants — plant registration [PDF,337KB] Guide for applicants — plant registration [RTF,72KB]
PIR001A — Multiple plant item registration attachment [PDF,102KB] PIR001A — Multiple plant item registration attachment [RTF,105KB]
PIR002 — Notification of scheduled maintenance of plant [PDF,216KB] PIR002 — Notification of scheduled maintenance of plant [RTF,57KB]
PIR003 — Application for plant design registration [PDF,287KB] PIR003 — Application for plant design registration [RTF,163KB]	Guide for applicants — plant design registration [PDF,332KB] Guide for applicants — plant design registration [RTF,70KB]

Pressure vessel assessor

The Pressure Vessel Assessor relates to plant registration. The Unfired Pressure Vessel Assessor can be applied to many jurisdictions; however the forms above are only applicable to the Commonwealth jurisdiction.

More information

For more information or advice about plant, please contact the Comcare Authorisations Team:

Email: WHS.Plant@comcare.gov.au
Phone: 1300 366 979
Fax: 02 6274 8866
Mail: Authorisations Team, Comcare, GPO Box 9905, Canberra ACT 2601