241Annual inspection of amusement devices and passenger ropeways

241 Annual inspection of amusement devices and passenger ropeways

241 Annual inspection of amusement devices and passenger ropeways

(1) The person with management or control of an amusement device or passenger ropeway at a workplace must ensure that a detailed inspection of the device or ropeway is carried out at least once every 12 months by a competent person.

Maximum penalty—

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

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

(2) An annual inspection must include the following—

(a) a check of information about the operational history of the amusement device or passenger ropeway since the last detailed inspection,

(b) a check of the log book for the amusement device or passenger ropeway,

(c) a check that maintenance and inspections of the amusement device or passenger ropeway have been undertaken under section 240,

(d) a check that the required tests have been carried out, and that appropriate records have been maintained,

(e) a detailed inspection of the amusement device or passenger ropeway to ensure compliance with the Act and this regulation, including a specific inspection of the critical components of the amusement device or passenger ropeway.

(3) The regulator may extend the date for an inspection by up to 35 days if an inspection is scheduled to coincide with the same event each year.

(4) If the date is extended under subsection (3), the new date is the date from which future annual inspections of the amusement device or passenger ropeway are determined.

(5) In this section, a competent person is a person who—

(a) for an inflatable device (continuously blown) with a platform height less than 9m—has acquired through training, qualification or experience the knowledge and skills to inspect the device, or

(b) for another amusement device or a passenger ropeway—

(i) has acquired through training, qualification or experience the knowledge and skills to inspect the plant, and

(ii) is—