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Under the Occupational Health and Safety (Safety Standards) Regulations 1994 employers have certain obligations relating to plant licensing, registration and notification.

What plant requires design registration or a licence?

Schedule 6 of the Safety Standards Regulations lists plant requiring design registration and plant requiring a licence.

Applications for single items of plant

Please allow at least 10 working days for the processing of all application forms.

Application forms

Instructions on completing the forms

New Licence to Operate Plant (SRC 228) [pdf] New Licence to Operate Plant Instructions (SRC 227)
Renewal of a Licence to Operate Plant (SRC 217) [pdf] Renewal of a Licence to Operate Plant Instructions (SRC 230)
Variation of a Licence to Operate Plant (SRC 224) [pdf] Variation to a Licence to Operate Plant Instructions (SRC 220)
Notification of Plant Design (SRC 61) [pdf] Notification of Plant Design Instructions (SRC 223)
Notification Form: Compliance with Maintenance Requirement for Plant other than Tower Cranes (SRC 144) [pdf] Compliance with Maintenance Requirement for Plant other than Tower Cranes Instructions (SRC 229)
Notification Form: Compliance with Maintenance Requirement for Tower Cranes (SRC 147)[pdf] Compliance with Maintenance Requirement for Tower Cranes Instructions (SRC 221)

Applications for multiple (10 or more) items of plant

Please allow at least 10 working days for the processing of all application forms.

Application forms

Instructions on completing the forms

Multiple Application Form: New Licence to Operate Plant (SRC 68) [doc]

Instructions for Completing a Multiple Application for a New Licence to Operate Plant (SRC 85) [doc]
Attachment A: Individual Plant Items for Multiple Application Form for New Licence to Operate Plant (SRC 233) [xls]   

Attachment B: Statement by Employer for Multiple Application Form for New Licence to Operate Plant (SRC 146) [doc] 

 
Multiple Application Form: Renewal of a Licence to Operate Plant (SRC 70) [doc] Instructions for Completing a Multiple Application for Renewal of Licence to Operate Plant (SRC 87) [doc]
Attachment A: Individual Plant Items for Multiple Application Form for Renewal of Licence to Operate Plant (SRC 232) [xls]  
Attachment B: Statement by Employer for Multiple Application Form for Renewal of Licence to Operate Plant (SRC 219) [doc]  
Multiple Notification Form: Compliance with Maintenance Requirement for Plant other than Tower Cranes (SRC 218) [doc] Instructions for Completing a Multiple Notification of Compliance with Maintenance Requirement for Plant other than Tower Cranes (SRC 222) [doc]
Attachment A: Individual Plant Items for Multiple Notification Form for Compliance with Maintenance Requirement for Plant other than Tower Cranes (SRC 231) [xls]  
Attachment B: Statement by Employer for Multiple Notification Form for  Compliance with Maintenance Requirement for Plant other than Tower Cranes (SRC 145) [doc]  


Pressure Vessel Assessor

The Pressure Vessel Assessor only relates to plant licensing, not 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 Plant Contact Officer:

Email: ohs.plant@comcare.gov.au
Phone: 1300 366 979
Fax: 02 62 74 88 66
Mail: Comcare, GPO Box 9905, Canberra, ACT, 2601