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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ( GENERAL ) REGULATIONS 2022 - REG 59

59 .         Duties of designers, manufacturers, importers and suppliers of plant

        (1)         A designer of plant must ensure that the plant is designed so that its noise emission is as low as is reasonably practicable.

        Penalty for this subregulation:

            (a)         for an individual, a fine of $7 000;

            (b)         for a body corporate, a fine of $35 000.

        (2)         A designer of plant must give to each person who is provided with the design for the purpose of giving effect to it adequate information about —

            (a)         the noise emission values of the plant; and

            (b)         the operating conditions of the plant when noise emission is to be measured; and

            (c)         the methods the designer has used to measure the noise emission of the plant.

        Penalty for this subregulation:

            (a)         for an individual, a fine of $7 000;

            (b)         for a body corporate, a fine of $35 000.

        (3)         A manufacturer of plant must ensure that the plant is manufactured so that its noise emission is as low as is reasonably practicable.

        Penalty for this subregulation:

            (a)         for an individual, a fine of $7 000;

            (b)         for a body corporate, a fine of $35 000.

        (4)         A manufacturer of plant must give to each person to whom the manufacturer provides the plant adequate information about —

            (a)         the noise emission values of the plant; and

            (b)         the operating conditions of the plant when noise emission is to be measured; and

            (c)         the methods the manufacturer has used to measure the noise emission of the plant.

        Penalty for this subregulation:

            (a)         for an individual, a fine of $7 000;

            (b)         for a body corporate, a fine of $35 000.

        (5)         An importer of plant must take all reasonable steps to —

            (a)         obtain information about —

                  (i)         the noise emission values of the plant; and

                  (ii)         the operating conditions of the plant when noise emission is to be measured; and

                  (iii)         the methods the designer or manufacturer has used to measure the noise emission of the plant;

                and

            (b)         give that information to any person to whom the importer supplies the plant.

        Penalty for this subregulation:

            (a)         for an individual, a fine of $7 000;

            (b)         for a body corporate, a fine of $35 000.

        (6)         A supplier of plant must take all reasonable steps to —

            (a)         obtain the information the designer, manufacturer or importer is required to give a supplier under subregulation (2), (4) or (5); and

            (b)         give that information to any person to whom the supplier supplies the plant.

        Penalty for this subregulation:

            (a)         for an individual, a fine of $7 000;

            (b)         for a body corporate, a fine of $35 000.



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