213Maintenance and inspection of plant

213 Maintenance and inspection of plant

213 Maintenance and inspection of plant

(1) The person with management or control of plant at a workplace must ensure that the maintenance, inspection and, if necessary, testing of the plant is carried out by a competent person.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—43 penalty units, or

(b) for a body corporate—217 penalty units.

(2) The maintenance, inspection and testing must be carried out—

(a) in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations, or

(b) if there are no manufacturer’s recommendations—in accordance with the recommendations of a competent person, or

(c) in relation to inspection, if it is not reasonably practicable to comply with paragraph (a) or (b)—annually.