New South Wales Consolidated Acts

COAL MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2002 - SECT 29

29 Amendment of health and safety management system

(1) If a health and safety management system for a coal operation is amended after it is in operation, information concerning the amended system must, if the regulations require it, be sent by the operator of the coal operation to the Chief Inspector and an industry check inspector before the proposed commencement of the amendment.

(2) Sections 23, 24 and 25 apply to an amendment to a health and safety management system in the same way as they apply to a health and safety management system.

(3) If the Chief Inspector is of the view:

(a) that the amended health and safety management system does not comply with the requirements of this Act or the regulations, or

(b) that there was insufficient or inadequate consultation concerning the amendment of the health and safety management system, or

(c) that the amended health and safety management system is insufficient to protect the health and safety of those at the coal operation or those affected by the coal operation,

the Chief Inspector may object to the amended health and safety management system.

(4) If the Chief Inspector notifies an operator of an objection, the operator must either withdraw or revise the amendment to the health and safety management system, taking into account any matters raised in the objection, and submit it to the Chief Inspector within the time prescribed by the regulations.

(5) The operator may implement the amended health and safety management system immediately after informing the Chief Inspector of the amendment, unless the amendment is of a kind that the regulations provide cannot be implemented during a prescribed period after informing the Chief Inspector.