Approval to Install or Operate Amusement Devices - Inverell Shire Council - New South Wales
You may require this approval if you intend to install or operate amusement devices. This approval is required to ensure that minimum health and safety standards are met.
An amusement device is a powered device that can carry or support members of the public for the purpose of amusement, entertainment or sightseeing (for example, carnival rides).
Please be aware that certain small amusement devices may be exempt from this approval. Small amusement devices are designed primarily for the use of children aged 12 years or less, and include mini-ferris wheels, battery operated cars and miniature railways.
Please consult the Contact Officer for more information.
To be eligible for this approval the Council must be satisfied that:
the ground or other surface on which the device is to be or has been erected is appropriate and safe
the device is registered
the device is to be or has been erected in accordance with all conditions (if any) relating to its erection set out in the current certificate of registration
there is a current log book
there is a current contract of insurance or indemnity for the device
Please consult the Contact Officer for more information regarding eligibility requirements.
As specified on the approval.
Fee per machine.
Apply Application All $11.00 Fee per "tiny tots" ride.
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Local Government Act 1993 New South Wales
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Local Government (General) Regulation 2005 New South Wales
Inverell Shire Council
Enquiries Officer
144 Otho Street
Inverell, New South Wales 2360
council@inverell.nsw.gov.au
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