Introduction
The design of certain items of plant must be registered with SafeWork NSW or a corresponding work health and safety (WHS) regulator.
Altered designs must also be registered. For example if a design is:
- altered in a way that affects health and safety, such as new:
- control measures, or
- conditions of operation
- altered to make a new item of plant.
Designs that only need a correction such as a typo do not have to be re-registered. Email licensing@safework.nsw.gov.au with details of the corrections required.
Note: International business entity applicants must have one of the following:
- Australian Registered Body Number (ARBN)
- Australian Company Number (ACN)
- Australian Business Number (ABN), or
- a local agent in Australia.
For more information refer to Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).
Eligibility
The designer of the plant or the person with management or control of the plant must register the design.
Note: If the registration holder is located within Australia but outside NSW, it's recommended that you register the design with your local state work health and safety regulator. Reasons must exist for applying in NSW.
Designs that require registration include:
- boilers and pressure vessels categorised as hazard level A, B, C or D according to criteria in Section 2.1 of AS 4343, with some exceptions
- gas cylinders covered by section 1.1 of AS 2030
- lifts, escalators and moving walkways
- tower cranes, including self-erecting tower cranes
- gantry cranes with a safe working load (SWL) greater than 5 tonnes, or bridge cranes with a SWL greater than 10 tonnes, and any gantry crane or bridge crane which is designed to handle molten metal or Schedule 11 hazardous chemicals
- mobile cranes with a rated capacity of greater than 10 tonnes
- vehicle hoists, and hoists with a platform movement exceeding 2.4 metres, designed to lift people
- mast climbing work platforms
- building maintenance units
- work boxes designed to be suspended from cranes
- concrete placing booms
- prefabricated scaffolding
- passenger ropeways
- boom-type elevating work platforms
- amusement devices covered by section 2.1 of AS 3533, with some exceptions.
For a detailed list of all plant designs that require registration and the exceptions, refer to Work Health and Safety Regulation 2017.
What you need
- a completed Plant designer and design verifier statement – PDF which must include:
- designer contact details
- design verifier contact details
- signatures from the designer and design verifier
- design technical standards and engineering principles (if applicable)
- design drawing details
- a valid email address
- your business details (if applicable)
- your contact details
- design registration specifications
- verified representational drawing(s) for the plant design, in English
- your payment.
How to apply
- Ensure you have the required supporting documentation.
- Select the 'Apply online' button.
- Enter the required information.
- Attach your supporting documents.
- Submit your application with payment.
If you need help applying online please visit a service centre.
Payment methods
- Credit or debit card (MasterCard, Visa, American Express, UnionPay or Diners Club)
- Paypal.
Fees and charges
You may need to pay a merchant fee when paying by credit or debit card.