This legislation has been repealed.
- As at 1 February 2015 - Act 129 of 2002 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title PART 1 - PRELIMINARY 1. Name of Act 2. Commencement 3. Definitions 4. Certain things are part of a coal operation 5. When a person is at work 6. Risks arising from activities at work 7. Notes PART 2 - APPLICATION OF ACT 8. Application of Act 9. Act to bind Crown PART 3 - OBJECTS OF ACT 10. Objects of Act PART 4 - APPLICATION OF WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2011 Note 11. Act to be read in conjunction with WHS Act 12. Act adds to protection provided by WHS Act 13. WHS Act prevails 14. Compliance with this Act is no defence to prosecution under WHS Act 15. Evidence of contraventions of this Act and WHS Act 16. No double jeopardy 16A. (Repealed) PART 5 - DUTIES RELATING TO HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE AT COAL OPERATIONS Note Division 1 - Duties of colliery holders 17. Duty to nominate the operator of a coal operation 18. Colliery holder must give operator health and safety information 19. Penalty for offence against this Division Division 2 - Duties of operators of coal operations Subdivision 1 - Health and safety management systems 20. Duty of operator to prepare health and safety management system 21. No mining without health and safety management system 22. Duty of operator to ensure compliance with health and safety management system 23. Contents of health and safety management system 24. Consultation 25. Information to be supplied to Chief Inspector and industry check inspector 26. Chief Inspector may object 27. Industry check inspector may object 28. Health and safety management system must be reviewed 29. Amendment of health and safety management system 30. Access to health and safety management system 31. Former operator must return information Subdivision 2 - Major hazard management plans 32. Regulations may prescribe "major hazard" 33. Minister may require other major hazards to be identified 34. Minister may declare operation is subject to risk of major hazard 35. Duty to prepare one or more major hazard management plans 36. Contents of major hazard management plans Subdivision 3 - Management structure 37. Operator must prepare management structure 38. Register of persons occupying positions Subdivision 4 - Duties regarding contractors 39. Operator to prepare contractor management plan 40. Content of contractor management plan 41. Operator to ensure contractor's familiarity with systems 42. Duties of operator regarding contractors 43. Contractor must be given copy of health and safety management system Subdivision 5 - Emergency management systems 44. Meaning of "emergency" 45. Operator must prepare emergency management system 46. No mining without emergency management system 47. Contents of emergency management system 48. Consultation 49. Information to be supplied to Chief Inspector and industry check inspector 50. Copy to be made available 51. Competence and training of personnel 52. Review Subdivision 6 - High risk activities 53. Meaning of "high risk activity" 54. Requirement to notify high risk activities Subdivision 7 - Keeping of records and reporting 55. Keeping of records by operators 56. Reporting by operators Subdivision 8 - Penalties 57. Penalty for offence against this Division Subdivision 9 - Saving of certain notices and directions 58. Saving of certain notices and directions Division 3 - Duties and rights of employees 59. Duties of employees 60. Rights of employees 61. Unlawful dismissal or other victimisation of employee 62. Division applies to employees of contractor Division 4 - Duties of those in management positions 63. Duties of manager of mining engineering 64. Duties of manager of electrical engineering 65. Duties of manager of mechanical engineering 66. Those in management positions must comply with health and safety management system 67. Those in management positions must inform operator of non-compliance 68. Penalty for offence against this Division Division 5 - Duties of supervisors 69. Supervisor must comply with health and safety management system 70. Supervisor must inform operator of non-compliance 71. Penalty for offence against this Division Division 6 - Duties of contractors 72. Contractor must comply with operator's health and safety management system 73. Duties of contractors regarding safe work method statement 74. Contractor to ensure work carried out in accordance with safe work method statement 75. Contractor must prepare and implement WHS management plan 76. Contractor's duties regarding subcontractors 77. Penalty for offence against this Division Division 7 - Duties of exploration holders and others to give notice 78. Duty to give notice of drilling operations 79. Other duties to give notice 80. Penalty for offence against this Division Division 8 - General 81. Person may have more than one duty 82. Relationship between duties under this Part and regulations 83. (Repealed) 84. Multiple contraventions of general duties under this Part 85. Civil liability not affected by this Part PART 6 - SAFETY OF COAL OPERATIONS Division 1 - Methods or systems of working mines 86. Barriers and protective pillars 87. Minister may give directions regarding barriers and pillars 88. Minister may direct carrying out of works 89. Minister may grant approval to mine barrier or pillar 90. Penalty for offence against this Division Division 2 - Closing of shafts and outlets in abandoned mines 91. Application of this Division 92. Closing of shafts and outlets 93. Chief Inspector may require further work 94. Obstruction of operator of mine 95. Certain unenclosed shafts or outlets to be public nuisances 96. Owners of land on which abandoned mines are situated may be required to close shafts and outlets 97. Penalty for offence against this Division Division 3 - Control of emplacement areas 98. Definitions 99. Minister may direct occupier of land to make emplacement area safe 100. Establishment of emplacement areas 101. Discontinuance of use of emplacement areas 102. Construction and use of emplacement areas 103. Date of effect of decisions and notices 104. Penalty for offence against this Division Division 4 - Tourist and educational activities 105. Definitions 106. Tourist activities in mines or use of mines for educational purposes not allowed without a permit 107. Issue of tourist and educational permits 108. Revocation or variation of permits 109. Minister and certain other persons not liable in certain circumstances PART 7 - NOTIFICATION OF INCIDENTS Division 1 - Notification of certain incidents 110. Notification of certain incidents and other matters 111. Non-disturbance of plant involved in notifiable incidents (and of surrounding area) 112. Penalty for offence against this Division Division 2 - Inquiries 113. Boards of Inquiry 114. Witnesses and evidence at special inquiries 115. Report by Board of Inquiry 116. No appeal against exercise of functions by Boards of Inquiry 117. Penalty for offence against this Division PART 8 - STOP WORK ORDERS 118. Minister to make stop work orders 119. Prior notification of making of stop work order not required 120. Extension of stop work order 121. Consultation about modification of proposed detrimental action 122. Stop work order prevails over other instruments 123. Costs of enforcing stop work order 124. Offence: failure to comply with a stop work order PART 9 - COMPETENCE STANDARDS Division 1 - Key obligations 125. Regulations may specify functions to which this Part applies 126. Operator to ensure only competent people employed to perform specified functions 127. Contractor to ensure only competent people employed to perform specified functions 128. Only competent people to perform specified functions 129. Penalty for offence against this Division Division 2 Division 3 - Functions of Board 134. Functions of Board 135. (Repealed) Division 4 - Certificates of competence 136. Certificates of competence may be granted 137. Regulations concerning competence standards 138. Ministerial orders Division 5 - Offences 139. Offences: certificates of competence 140. Offence of forging or having forged document 141. False or misleading statements 142. Offences if a person's competence is declared as not recognised 143. Penalty for offence against this Division PART 10 - OVERSIGHT OF COAL OPERATIONS Division 1 - Outline of this Part 144. Outline of this Part Division 2 - Inspections by government officials Subdivision 1 - Appointment of government officials 145. Appointment of government officials 146. Qualifications of inspectors 147. Appointment of consultants as investigators 148. Absence of Chief Inspector Subdivision 2 - Functions of government officials 149. Functions of Chief Inspector 150. Bringing concerns regarding health, safety or welfare to the attention of operators 151. Consideration and investigation of complaints 152. Audit and review of health and safety management systems 153. Additional functions Subdivision 3 - Powers of government officials Note 154. (Repealed) 155. Power of entry at any time 156. Power to require plan Division 3 - Inspections on behalf of work force Subdivision 1 - Site check inspectors 157. Site check inspectors 158. Trigger for election 159. Conduct of election of site check inspectors 160. Term of office 161. Disqualification of site check inspectors 162. Vacation of office of site check inspector 163. Notification of election 164. Functions of site check inspectors 165. Training of site check inspectors 166. Rights of site check inspectors 167. Duties of operators in relation to site check inspectors 168. Duties of contractors in relation to site check inspectors 169. Assistance to site check inspectors 170. Reports by site check inspectors 171. Reporting of dangers Subdivision 2 - Electrical check inspectors 172. Electrical check inspectors Subdivision 3 - Industry check inspectors 173. Appointment of industry check inspectors 174. Functions of industry check inspectors 175. Powers of industry check inspectors to suspend operations 176. Industry check inspector may delegate functions to site check inspector 177. Care to be taken 178. Identification of industry check inspectors Subdivision 4 - Inspections on behalf of work force 179. Inspections by check inspectors 180. Check inspector may be accompanied by operator's representative 181. Check inspector must not leave work without prior notice Division 4 - Offences 182. Offence of failing to comply with requirement of government official 183. Offence of interfering with check inspector or government official 184. Offence of impersonating a check inspector or government official PART 11 - COAL MINING INDUSTRY CODES OF PRACTICE 185. Purpose of industry codes of practice 186. Minister may prepare draft codes 187. Consultation on draft codes 188. Approval of codes by Minister 189. Publication, commencement and availability of codes 190. Amendment or revocation of codes 191. Use of codes PART 12 - REGULATIONS 192. Regulations: general power 193. Regulations: specific miscellaneous powers 194. Regulations regarding classification of underground mines 195. Regulations may require verification by statutory declaration 196. Regulations may prescribe decisions that are to be administratively reviewable by Civil and Administrative Tribunal 197. Regulations: adapting duties under Part 5 198. Regulations concerning application of Part 5 to contractors 199. Regulations may adopt other publications 200. Regulations may create criminal offences 201. Exemptions 202. Regulations relating to consultation PART 13 - MISCELLANEOUS Division 1 - Enforcement Note 203. Offences by corporations 204. Aiding and abetting etc 205. Defence 206. Defences to criminal proceedings not affected by this Act Division 2 - Information 207. Disclosure of information 208. False or misleading statements 209. Defence Division 3 - Exercise and delegation of functions 210. Chief Inspector subject to Ministerial control 211. (Repealed) 212. Delegation of functions by the Minister 213. Delegation of functions by Chief Inspector 214. Delegation of functions by Director-General Division 4 - Service of documents 215. Service of documents 216. Supply of documents to an operator 217. Supply of documents to Chief Inspector 218. Supply of documents to an industry check inspector Division 5 - Fees 219. Fees Division 6 - General 220. Protection from liability 221. No obligation to exercise power PART 14 - REPEALS AND AMENDMENTS 222. Repeals 223, 224. (Repealed) 225. Savings, transitional and other provisions 226. Review of Act Schedule 2 (Repealed) SCHEDULE 3