Register an amusement structure

Overview

Before certain amusement structures can be used in a workplace, you must register the plant design and item of plant with WorkSafe.

Visit our webpage for a list of plant and equipment requiring design registration.

Not all plant requires design registration. If your amusement structure is on this list, you’ll need to register your plant design and item of plant.

Key steps to register your amusement structure

1. Register the plant design. If a registered plant design is altered to the extent it requires new risk control measures, the altered design must be registered.
2. If your design is registered interstate, apply for a certificate of interstate recognition.
3. When you have either, a plant design registration or a certificate of interstate recognition, you can then register your item of plant.

Fees and registration validity

Fees

Fees for plant design registration and item of plant registration are available on our website: Licence types and fees.

There is no fee to apply for a certificate of interstate recognition for amusement structures.

Registration validity

• Plant design registration does not expire.
• Interstate recognition is only valid while the interstate plant design registration is current.
• Item of plant registration is valid for 12 months and needs to be renewed each year before it expires.

Key dates

To continue operating certain amusement structures at workplaces in Victoria, you must take certain steps by the dates below.

Amusement structures designed on or after 1 July 1995

• By 29 July 2026: If your plant design is registered in another Australian state or territory, you must have, or have applied for, a certificate of interstate recognition issued by WorkSafe Victoria.
• By 30 October 2026: You must have, or have applied for, an item of plant registration.

Note

• As these rides already need plant design registration, you don’t need to register the plant design again. 
• If the plant is registered interstate, you need to obtain a certificate of interstate recognition with WorkSafe Victoria before applying for an item of plant registration. 

Amusement structures designed before 1 July 1995

• By 1 November 2027: You must have, or have applied for, both of the following.
• Plant design registration or certificate of interstate recognition.
• Item of plant registration.

More information

New requirements for amusement rides

New requirements for amusement rides come into effect from 29 July 2026. 

Read about the changes, including who is affected on the following webpage.