South Australian Current Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 87

87—Application for high risk work licence

        (1)         An application for a high risk work licence must be made in the manner and form required by the regulator.

        (2)         The application must include the following information:

            (a)         the applicant's name and residential address;

            (b)         a photograph of the applicant in the form required by the regulator;

            (c)         evidence of the applicant's age;

            (d)         any other evidence of the applicant's identity required by the regulator;

            (e)         the class of high risk work licence to which the application relates;

            (f)         a copy of a certification—

                  (i)         that is held by the applicant in relation to the specified VET course, or each of the specified VET courses, for the high risk work licence applied for; and

                  (ii)         that was issued not more than 60 days before the application is made;

            (g)         a declaration that the applicant does not hold an equivalent licence under a corresponding WHS law;

            (h)         a declaration as to whether or not the applicant has ever been convicted or found guilty of any offence under the Act or these regulations or under any corresponding WHS law;

                  (i)         details of any conviction or finding of guilt declared under paragraph (h);

            (j)         a declaration as to whether or not the applicant has ever entered into an enforceable undertaking under the Act or under any corresponding WHS law;

            (k)         details of any enforceable undertaking declared under paragraph (j);

            (l)         if the applicant has previously been refused an equivalent licence under a corresponding WHS law, a declaration giving details of that refusal;

            (m)         if the applicant has previously held an equivalent licence under a corresponding WHS law, a declaration—

                  (i)         describing any condition imposed on that licence; and

                  (ii)         stating whether or not that licence had been suspended or cancelled, and, if so, whether or not the applicant had been disqualified from applying for any licence; and

                  (iii)         giving details of any suspension, cancellation or disqualification.

Note—

See section 268 of the Act for offences relating to the giving of false or misleading information under the Act or these regulations.

        (3)         The application must be accompanied by the relevant fee.