Regulatory ESSENTIAL



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Scope: This ESSENTIAL describes the machine safety requirements given by the different acting authorities in Australia in its territories. There is no general law for Australia. This ESSENTIAL does not describe machine guarding related to working safety.

Stakeholders: Manufacturer, Importer, B2C products, B2B products
Legislation in force: The Occupational Health and Safety Act 2011, along with its regulations and approved codes of conduct, form a comprehensive legal framework that aims to ensure the health and safety of employees and workplaces. Comcare is the national regulatory body responsible for enforcing the Commonwealth Work Health and Safety Act 2011 and Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011. This framework is applicable to organizations and entities of all sizes and industries, and its main goal is to protect workers and other individuals from harm to their health and safety caused by work-related risks. It does so by eliminating and minimizing these risks as much as reasonably possible. The Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (WHS Act) specifically: - Establishes duties for work health and safety - Requires elimination or minimization of risks arising from work - Provides for worker consultation, representation, and participation in health and safety matters - Enables compliance and enforcement through the regulator - Allows for the creation of regulations and codes of practice to support the objectives of the WHS Act Overall, the framework provides a comprehensive approach to ensure the health and safety of employees and workplaces. The Occupational Health and Safety Act 2011, along with its regulations and approved codes of conduct, form a comprehensive legal framework that aims to ensure the health and safety of employees and workplaces. Comcare is the national regulatory body responsible for enforcing the Commonwealth Work Health and Safety Act 2011 and Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011. This framework is applicable to organizations and entities of all sizes and industries, and its main goal is to protect workers and other individuals from harm to their health and safety caused by work-related risks. It does so by eliminating and minimizing these risks as much as reasonably possible. The Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (WHS Act) specifically: - Establishes duties for work health and safety - Requires elimination or minimization of risks arising from work - Provides for worker consultation, representation, and participation in health and safety matters - Enables compliance and enforcement through the regulator - Allows for the creation of regulations and codes of practice to support the objectives of the WHS Act Overall, the framework provides a comprehensive approach to ensure the health and safety of employees and workplaces. This document, SLI No 262 of 2011, presents the text of the regulations as they were amended and in force on 04. January 2023. The endnotes provide information about any laws that have been used to amend the regulations and the history of these amendments. This document serves as a reference for individuals and organizations to understand the current regulations in force for Occupational Health and Safety. This document, SLI No 262 of 2011, presents the text of the regulations as they were amended and in force on 04. January 2023. The endnotes provide information about any laws that have been used to amend the regulations and the history of these amendments. This document serves as a reference for individuals and organizations to understand the current regulations in force for Occupational Health and Safety.

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Countries: Image for AU Australia,  
Status: Published 2022-02-25 by Torsten Sahm and Benjamin Kerger
Last change 2024-06-18 by Ina May: Legislation in force for this PCT, Machine safety and guarding
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Scope of this ESSENTIAL
This ESSENTIAL describes the machine safety requirements given by the different acting authorities in Australia in its territories. There is no general law for Australia.
This ESSENTIAL does not describe machine guarding related to working safety.'

Analysis of regulatory requirements

Legislation in force for this PCT
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Are legal provisions regulates the product compliance topic? If yes, what is the reference (title, number)?

Scope of legislation
This ESSENTIAL describes the machine safety requirements given by the acting authorities in Australia or its several states. This ESSENTIAL does not describe machine guarding related to working safety.'

Responsible actors
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Which actor(s) are responsible for compliance with the legal provisions: e. g. - economic operators (manufacturer, importer, distributor, fulfilment service provider), - user (commercial/industrial/professional), - user (private, consumer)?

Regulatory market access conditions for the actor(s)
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What are the main regulatory requirements (e. g. conformity assessment fulfilment of essential requirements of Annex I 2006/42/EC) prior placing on the market, importation and putting into service (brief description)

Exemption clauses
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Exempted devices/products or industry sectors.

Sub-federal legislation of states/counties
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E. g. by 2019 an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) on governance of the Electrical Equipment Safety System (EESS) has been signed by Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmania.

FTA/MRA status with EU
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Has the country signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) or a Mutual recognition agreement (MRA) with EU?

Market surveillance authority
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Name of the authority for market surveillance and/or enforcement

Authority
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Name of the authority for approval, registration, market surveillance and/or enforcement

Link/Reference to other reference document(s)
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Hints
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Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes

Route to compliance

Formal and administrative requirements

Registration at related authority required?
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Product registration? Manufacturer registration? Importer / Representative registration? if required.

Local representative legally required?
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[Yes/No]

Hints
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Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes

Equipment authorization (approval process)

Approval process (conformity assessment procedure)
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Means each legally required approval process prior placing on the market, importation or putting into service

Hints
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Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes

Testing & Standards

General information to the application of standards
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e. g. China: GB standards are mandatory, EU: harmonized standards shall be published in the OJEU with respect to "presumption of conformity"

National Standardisation Organisation
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Link to organisation

Are national standards based on IEC/ISO standards?
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Undetailed information

Hints
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Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes

Regulatory labelling, markings and user information

Regulatory label (mandatory)
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e. g. product label

User instructions language(s)
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Regulated by the legal provisions

User instruction requirements and specific compliance notes
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Form, sentence inside, simple text. E. g. FCC/ISED compliance information, SAR information, battery, environmental information like waste

Digital user documentation allowed?
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User instructions allowed by QR-Code/internet or digital medium or integrated in device with display? Safety instruction allowed by QR-Code or digital medium?

Warnings, symbols
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e. g. ANSI Z 535.4

Hints
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Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes


Code, ContinentAUS, Australia
Economic AreaAPEC
Official LanguageAustralia does not have an official language, the main language of Australia is definitely ENGLISH. The written English used is closely related to the English of Britain, although there are a few differences in spelling.
Standard InstituteStandards Australia | https://www.standards.org.au/
HS CodememberYes






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