The obligation
Certain plant designs and items of plant must be registered, and workers must not be directed or allowed to use registrable plant that is unregistered.
Schedule 5 of the WHS Regulations requires certain plant designs and items of plant to be registered. Registrable plant designs must be design registered before being supplied, and registrable items of plant must be item registered before a PCBU commissions them for use. A person with management or control of plant must not direct or allow a worker to use registrable plant in the workplace if it has not been registered.
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- What
- Certain plant designs and items of plant must be registered, and workers must not be directed or allowed to use registrable plant that is unregistered.
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- worksafe.wa.gov.au
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Which WHS law does this come from?
Registering plant designs and items of plant is a WHS requirement set out in Managing risks of plant in the workplace (WA). It is made under Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WA). The relevant provision is WA > Codes of Practice > Plant > Registration.
What does this WHS obligation require?
Registering plant designs and items of plant is a WHS obligation under Managing risks of plant in the workplace (WA). In short, Certain plant designs and items of plant must be registered, and workers must not be directed or allowed to use registrable plant that is unregistered.
What changed recently?
Registering plant designs and items of plant was last updated on 9 October 2026.
