Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) A person who
carries out high risk work is not required to be licensed to carry out the
work if the work is carried out —
(a) in
the course of training towards a certification in order to be licensed to
carry out the high risk work; and
(b)
under the supervision of a person who is licensed to carry out the high risk
work.
(1A) A person who
holds a certification in relation to a specified VET course for high risk work
is not required to be licensed to carry out the work —
(a) for
60 days after the certification is issued; and
(b) if
the person applies for the relevant high risk work licence within that
60 day period, until —
(i)
the person is granted the licence; or
(ii)
the expiry of 28 days after the person is given
written notice under regulation 91(2) of a decision to refuse to grant
the licence.
(1B) A person who
carries out high risk work is not required to be licensed to carry out the
work if the work is carried out while an accredited assessor is conducting an
assessment of the person’s competency in relation to the work.
(2) A person who
carries out high risk work involving plant is not required to be licensed
if —
(a) the
work is carried out at a workplace solely for the purpose of the manufacture,
testing, trialling, installation, commissioning, maintenance, servicing,
repair, alteration, demolition or disposal of the plant at that workplace or
moving the plant within the workplace; and
(b) the
plant is operated or used without a load except when standard weight loads
with predetermined fixing points are used for calibration of the plant.
(3) For the purposes
of subregulation (2)(a), moving includes operating the plant in order to
load the plant onto, or unload it from, a vehicle or equipment used to move
it.
(4) A person who
carries out high risk work with a crane or hoist is not required to be
licensed as a crane operator if —
(a) the
work is limited to setting up or dismantling the crane or hoist; and
(b) the
person carrying out the work holds a licence in relation to rigging, which
qualifies the person to carry out the work.
Note for this subregulation:
See Schedule 3
for the classes of crane operator licence.
(5) A person who
carries out high risk work with a heritage boiler is not required to be
licensed as a boiler operator.