216Roll-over protection on tractors

216 Roll-over protection on tractors

216 Roll-over protection on tractors

(1) The person with management or control of a tractor at a workplace must ensure that the tractor is not used unless it is securely fitted with a roll-over protective structure.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—73 penalty units, or

(b) for a body corporate—364 penalty units.

(2) If a tractor is used in a place that is too low for the tractor to work while it is fitted with a roll-over protective structure, the structure may be lowered or removed for the period during which the tractor is used in such a situation, but only if other measures to minimise the risk of roll-over are in place.

(3) This section does not apply if the tractor is—

(a) installed in a fixed position, and in a way that would no longer permit it to be used as powered mobile plant, or

(b) a tractor with a mass of—

(i) less than 560kg, or

(ii) 15,000kg or more, or

(c) being used for a historical purpose or activity.

(4) In this section—

historical purpose or activity, in relation to the use of a tractor, includes an activity ancillary to a historical activity.

Examples—

roll-over protective structure means a structure designed to protect a tractor operator from injury if the tractor rolls over in any direction.

Note—

This regulation, sections 214 and 215, also apply to a tractor.