Queensland Consolidated Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2011 - REG 798

798 Application of new pts 5.2 and 5.3 to existing passenger ropeways

(1) This section applies to a passenger ropeway built before the commencement.

(2) Subject to subsections (3) to (7) and despite section 243, the design of the ropeway is not required to be registered under part 5.3.

(3) Despite section 227—

(a) section 237 applies in relation to the ropeway as if it were required to be registered under part 5.3; and

(b) new sections 238 to 241 and 241B apply in relation to the ropeway.

(4) New section 241(2)(f) does not apply until 1 year after the commencement.

(5) For working out when the first comprehensive inspection of each critical component of the ropeway must be carried out under new section 241B, a period or circumstance mentioned in the section is taken to be calculated from the commencement.

(6) Subsection (7) applies if the design of an item of plant in the ropeway is altered, within the meaning of section 244, before the end of the transitional period.

(7) Part 5.2, division 2 applies to the designer of the item of plant as if the design of the item of plant were required to be registered under part 5.3.

(8) Section 244 applies in relation to an alteration of the design of the ropeway if the alteration is made after the end of the transitional period.

(9) For subsection (8), section 244 applies as if the design of the ropeway were registered under part 5.3.

(10) In this section—

"new" , for a provision of this regulation, means the provision as in force from the commencement.

"transitional period" means the period of 2 years starting on the day of the commencement.