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COAL MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2002 - NOTES

- As at 1 January 2012 - Act 129 of 2002

Note to Part 4

The Work Health and Safety Act 2011 is the main Act that deals with the health, safety and welfare of persons at work. This Part explains how this Act fits in with the Work Health and Safety Act 2011. Basically, this Act creates additional protections, rights and obligations necessary because of the special risks associated with coal operations. This Part makes it clear that this Act provides for an increase in the standard of protection of persons at work at coal operations and does not result in less protection than the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 would otherwise provide.

Note to Part 5

Part 2 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 imposes duties relating to health, safety and welfare at work. Those duties apply to work at coal operations.
This Part imposes extra duties.

Note to Subdivision 3

Section 156A of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 provides that a person appointed as a government official under this Act is deemed to have been appointed as an inspector for the purposes of the WHS Act and has the powers of an inspector under that Act in relation to coal workplaces.

Note to Division 1

Section 229A of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 provides for offences under this Act and the regulations to be prosecuted under that Act.

Does not include amendments by:

Coal Mine Health and Safety Amendment Act 2010 No 23 (amended by Work Health and Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2011 No 67) (not commenced)
Work Health and Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2011 No 67, Sch 3 (not commenced)

Reprint history:

Reprint No 1   6 February 2007  

Historical notes

The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:

Am amended LW legislation website Sch Schedule
Cl clause No number Schs Schedules
Cll clauses p page Sec section
Div Division pp pages Secs sections
Divs Divisions Reg Regulation Subdiv Subdivision
GG Government Gazette Regs Regulations Subdivs Subdivisions
Ins inserted Rep repealed Subst substituted

Table of amending instruments

Coal Mine Health and Safety Act 2002 No 129. Second reading speech made: Legislative Assembly, 13.11.2002; Legislative Council, 5.12.2002. Assented to 16.12.2002. Date of commencement (Div 4 of Part 6, Sch 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10 [1] and 2.15 and cl 15 of Sch 3 excepted), 23.12.2006, sec 2 and GG No 189 of 22.12.2006, p 11542; date of commencement of Div 4 of Part 6 and cl 15 of Sch 3: not in force; Sch 2.6 was not commenced and was repealed by the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2005 No 98; Sch 2.7, 2.8, 2.10 [1] and 2.15 were not commenced and were repealed by the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008 No 62; date of commencement of Sch 2.9, 13.6.2003, sec 2 and GG No 97 of 13.6.2003, p 5623. This Act has been amended as follows:

2003 No 40 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2003. Assented to 22.7.2003.
Date of commencement of Sch 2.5, assent, sec 2 (2).
2004 No 74 Mine Health and Safety Act 2004. Assented to 28.9.2004.
Date of commencement of Sch 3 [1]-[28] [30]-[44] [46]-[52] [54]-[64] and [66]-[69], 22.12.2006, sec 2 and GG No 189 of 22.12.2006, p 11544; date of commencement of Sch 3 [29] [45] [53] [70], 1.9.2008, sec 2 and GG No 185 of 21.12.2007, p 9815; the amendment made by Sch 3 [65] was without effect as the Schedule being amended was repealed by the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008 No 62.
2005 No 98 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2005. Assented to 24.11.2005.
Date of commencement of Sch 2.11, assent, sec 2 (2).
2006 No 58 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006. Assented to 20.6.2006.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.3 [1]-[3] and [5], assent, sec 2 (2); date of commencement of Sch 1.3 [4], 22.12.2006, Sch 1.3 and GG No 189 of 22.12.2006, p 11544.
2007 No 27 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2007. Assented to 4.7.2007.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, assent, sec 2 (2).
2008 No 19 Mining Amendment Act 2008. Assented to 20.5.2008.
Date of commencement of Sch 2.1, 15.11.2010, sec 2 and 2010 (617) LW 5.11.2010.
No 62 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008. Assented to 1.7.2008.
Date of commencement of Sch 4, assent, sec 2 (1).
2009 No 54 Government Information (Public Access) (Consequential Amendments and Repeal) Act 2009. Assented to 26.6.2009.
Date of commencement, 1.7.2010, sec 2 and 2010 (248) LW 18.6.2010.
2011 No 67 Work Health and Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2011. Assented to 28.11.2011.
Date of commencement of Sch 3: not in force; date of commencement of Sch 4, 1.1.2012, sec 2 (1). Sch 4.2 [3] [4] and [26] were without effect.

Table of amendments

Sec 3 Am 2004 No 74, Sch 3 [1]-[7]; 2007 No 27, Sch 2.10 [1]; 2008 No 19, Sch 2.1; 2011 No 67, Sch 4.2 [1].
Sec 5 Am 2004 No 74, Sch 3 [8] [9].
Sec 8 Am 2004 No 74, Sch 3 [10]; 2011 No 67, Sch 4.2 [2].
Sec 10 Am 2011 No 67, Sch 4.2 [5].
Part 4 Subst 2011 No 67, Sch 4.2 [6].
Part 4, note Am 2004 No 74, Sch 3 [11]. Subst 2011 No 67, Sch 4.2 [6].
Sec 11 Subst 2004 No 74, Sch 3 [12]; 2011 No 67, Sch 4.2 [6].
Sec 12 Am 2004 No 74, Sch 3 [13]. Subst 2011 No 67, Sch 4.2 [6].
Sec 13 Am 2004 No 74, Sch 3 [14]. Subst 2011 No 67, Sch 4.2 [6].
Secs 14-16 Subst 2011 No 67, Sch 4.2 [6].
Sec 16A Ins 2004 No 74, Sch 3 [15]. Rep 2011 No 67, Sch 4.2 [6].
Part 5, note Subst 2011 No 67, Sch 4.2 [7].
Part 5, Div 1, note Rep 2011 No 67, Sch 4.2 [8].
Sec 17 Am 2004 No 74, Sch 3 [16]-[20].
Part 5, Div 2, note Rep 2011 No 67, Sch 4.2 [9].
Sec 20 Am 2004 No 74, Sch 3 [21].
Sec 42 Am 2011 No 67, Sch 4.2 [10] [11].
Sec 44 Am 2004 No 74, Sch 3 [22].
Sec 54 Am 2004 No 74, Sch 3 [23] [24].
Part 5, Div 3, note Rep 2011 No 67, Sch 4.2 [12].
Sec 61 Am 2004 No 74, Sch 3 [25]; 2011 No 67, Sch 4.2 [13].
Part 5, Div 4, note Rep 2011 No 67, Sch 4.2 [14].
Sec 63 Am 2011 No 67, Sch 4.2 [15].
Sec 64 Am 2011 No 67, Sch 4.2 [16].
Sec 65 Am 2011 No 67, Sch 4.2 [17].
Sec 67 Am 2011 No 67, Sch 4.2 [18].
Sec 70 Am 2011 No 67, Sch 4.2 [19].
Part 5, Div 6, note Rep 2011 No 67, Sch 4.2 [20].
Sec 75 Am 2011 No 67, Sch 4.2 [21].
Sec 76 Am 2011 No 67, Sch 4.2 [22].
Sec 78 Am 2003 No 40, Sch 2.5 [1]; 2004 No 74, Sch 3 [26] [27].
Sec 83 Rep 2004 No 74, Sch 3 [28].
Secs 105-109 Subst 2004 No 74, Sch 3 [29].
Sec 118 Am 2004 No 74, Sch 3 [30]-[38]; 2011 No 67, Sch 4.2 [23].
Sec 120 Am 2004 No 74, Sch 3 [39].
Sec 121 Am 2004 No 74, Sch 3 [40].
Sec 122 Am 2011 No 67, Sch 4.2 [24] [25].
Sec 123 Am 2004 No 74, Sch 3 [41] [42].
Sec 145 Am 2003 No 40, Sch 2.5 [2]; 2011 No 67, Sch 4.2 [27].
Sec 149 Am 2006 No 58, Sch 1.3 [1].
Sec 150 Am 2004 No 74, Sch 3 [43].
Part 10, Div 2, Subdiv 3, note Ins 2004 No 74, Sch 3 [44]. Subst 2011 No 67, Sch 4.2 [28].
Sec 154 Rep 2004 No 74, Sch 3 [45].
Sec 155 Am 2004 No 74, Sch 3 [46]; 2011 No 67, Sch 4.2 [29].
Sec 161 Am 2004 No 74, Sch 3 [47]-[49].
Sec 164 Am 2011 No 67, Sch 4.2 [30].
Sec 165 Am 2011 No 67, Sch 4.2 [31].
Sec 167 Am 2004 No 74, Sch 3 [50]; 2011 No 67, Sch 4.2 [32].
Sec 168 Am 2004 No 74, Sch 3 [50]; 2011 No 67, Sch 4.2 [33].
Sec 171 Am 2007 No 27, Sch 2.10 [2].
Part 10, Div 3, Subdiv 3, note Rep 2011 No 67, Sch 4.2 [34].
Sec 173 Am 2011 No 67, Sch 4.2 [35].
Sec 175 Am 2011 No 67, Sch 4.2 [36].
Sec 179 Am 2011 No 67, Sch 4.2 [37].
Sec 185 Am 2003 No 40, Sch 2.5 [3]. Subst 2011 No 67, Sch 4.2 [38].
Sec 191 Am 2011 No 67, Sch 4.2 [39].
Sec 193 Am 2004 No 74, Sch 3 [51]-[54]; 2006 No 58, Sch 1.3 [2]; 2007 No 27, Sch 2.10 [2].
Sec 194 Am 2007 No 27, Sch 2.10 [2].
Sec 201 Am 2006 No 58, Sch 1.3 [3].
Sec 202 Am 2004 No 74, Sch 3 [50]; 2011 No 67, Sch 4.2 [40].
Part 13, Div 1, note Subst 2011 No 67, Sch 4.2 [41].
Sec 203 Am 2004 No 74, Sch 3 [55].
Sec 204 Am 2004 No 74, Sch 3 [56].
Sec 207 Am 2009 No 54, Sch 2.9.
Sec 211 Rep 2004 No 74, Sch 3 [57].
Sec 220 Am 2004 No 74, Sch 3 [58]; 2006 No 58, Sch 1.3 [4] [5]; 2011 No 67, Sch 4.2 [42].
Secs 223, 224 Rep 2008 No 62, Sch 4.
Sch 1 Am 2004 No 74, Sch 3 [59]-[63]. Rep 2008 No 62, Sch 4.
Sch 2 Am 2004 No 74, Sch 3 [66] [67]; 2005 No 98, Sch 2.11; 2007 No 27, Sch 2.10 [3] [4]. Rep 2008 No 62, Sch 4.
Sch 3 Am 2004 No 74, Sch 3 [68]-[70].


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