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Amusement Rides Safety Act 2011 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Operation of Amusement Rides

17. Duties of ride managers in respect of operation of amusement ride

(1)

Every ride manager of an amusement ride must —

(a)

take all reasonable steps and exercise all due diligence to oversee, manage and supervise the daily routine operation and maintenance of the amusement ride in accordance with —

(i)

the conditions of the operating permit issued in respect of the amusement ride;

(ii)

the prescribed requirements; and

(iii)

any direction given by the Commissioner in respect of the operation of the amusement ride; and

(b)

carry out such other duties as may be prescribed.

(2)

Any ride manager who contravenes subsection (1)(a) or (b) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —

(a)

to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both; and

(b)

in respect of a continuing contravention, to an additional fine not exceeding $500 for each day or part of a day during which the contravention continues,and if the contravention continues after the conviction, the ride manager shall be guilty of a further offence and shall be liable on conviction of this further offence to a further fine not exceeding $1,000 for every day or part of a day during which the contravention continues after conviction.

Terms defined in s 2

amusement ride
Defined · s 2
“amusement ride” means any mechanised or power‑driven device or any combination of such devices, together with any machinery, equipment and plant connected thereto or used in connection therewith, which —(a)is designed to carry patrons on, along, around, over or through a fixed or restricted course, or within a defined area, for the primary purpose of giving those patrons amusement, pleasure, thrills or excitement; and(b)is available for use by members of the public upon their payment of a fee or otherwise,whether or not that device or combination of devices is erected to remain as a lasting part of any premises or is regularly relocated, and —(c)includes such other device or combination of devices as may be prescribed to be an amusement ride for the purposes of this Act; but(d)does not include any —(i)coin-operated ride;(ii)playground equipment; or(iii)device or combination of devices which is prescribed as not being an amusement ride for the purposes of this Act;
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Commissioner
Defined · s 2
“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Amusement Rides Safety appointed under section 3(1);
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operating permit
Defined · s 2
“operating permit” means a permit issued by the Commissioner under section 14 authorising the holder of the permit to operate an amusement ride;
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prescribed requirements
Defined · s 2
“prescribed requirements” means the requirements (if any) prescribed by any provision of this Act or by the regulations and, where appropriate, includes such codes, standards and specifications as may be adopted by those regulations pursuant to section 73;
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ride manager
Defined · s 2
“ride manager”, in relation to an amusement ride, means a person appointed under section 16 to oversee, manage and supervise the daily routine operation and maintenance of the amusement ride;
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routine operation
Defined · s 2
“routine operation”, in relation to an amusement ride, means the carrying out of any task or activity that is necessary for putting the amusement ride to function, and includes —(a)the activation and exercise of mechanical control of the amusement ride;(b)the driving or steering of any vehicle, boat or other conveyance that forms part of the amusement ride;(c)the control of the number of patrons allowed on the amusement ride at any one time and the supervision of the boarding or alighting of those patrons;(d)the giving of directions to patrons regarding their use of the amusement ride and the safety measures to be observed by them when using the amusement ride; and(e)any other task or activity prescribed as being an aspect of the routine operation of the amusement ride for the purposes of this Act;
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