Occupational Health and Safety Regulation 2001
Historical version for 19 December 2003 to 30 December 2003 (accessed 24 May 2013 at 15:21) Repealed version

333   Applications for permits

(1)  An application for a permit to do demolition work or friable asbestos removal work:
(a)  must be in the approved form, and
(b)  may be made only by the holder of a licence granted under Chapter 10 in respect of work of that kind, and
(c)  must specify the nature and extent of the work to be done and the method by which the applicant proposes to do the work, and
(d)  must, if the work is the demolition of a building (or part of a building) that is more than 4 metres in height and the demolition work involves pulling with ropes or chains or similar means, be accompanied by a risk assessment and such other documents as WorkCover may require, and
(e)  must specify the estimated cost of doing the work, and
(f)  must be accompanied by the fee fixed for the time being by WorkCover to cover the administrative costs of WorkCover in connection with the regulation of the holders of permits of the class concerned, and
(g)  must be lodged at the offices of WorkCover at least 7 days (or 21 days in the case of demolition work involving the use of explosives) before the work is due to commence.
(2)  An application by persons who do work in partnership may be made by any one or more of those persons.
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