Some employers have licensing and registration obligations under workplace health and safety legislation. Depending on the business, licences are required for:
Some business equipment or machinery as known as designated plant. Examples include pressure equipment and tower cranes.
Under workplace health and safety regulations designated plant must have the design verified and be individually registered as items of plant. Designated plant is defined in Schedule 1 of the Workplace Health and Safety Regulations and the definitions of designated plant can be found under Part 1 of the Regulations.