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MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2004 - NOTES

- As at 1 January 2012 - Act 74 of 2004

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 mines. This Part makes it clear that this Act provides for an increase in the standard of protection of persons at work at mines 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 mines.
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 mining 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 2 [1]-[13] (not commenced)

Reprint history:

Reprint No 1   25 August 2009  

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Ins inserted Rep repealed Subst substituted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

Mine Health and Safety Act 2004 No 74. Second reading speech made: Legislative Assembly, 7.5.2004; Legislative Council, 21.9.2004. Assented to 28.9.2004. Date of commencement of Parts 1 and 12, Div 8 of Part 13 and Sch 5, 21.12.2007, sec 2 and GG No 185 of 21.12.2007, p 9815; date of commencement, except Part 1, sec 93, Part 12, secs 192 and 194, Div 8 of Part 13 and Schs 1 [1]-[5], 3 [1]-[28] [30]-[44] [46]-[52] [54]-[64] and [66]-[69] and 5, 1.9.2008, sec 2 and GG No 185 of 21.12.2007, p 9815; date of commencement of sec 93: not in force; date of commencement of secs 192 and 194 and Schs 1 [2]-[4] and 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; Sch 1 [1] and [5] was not commenced and was repealed by the Mining Amendment Act 2008 No 19. This Act has been amended as follows:

2005 No 98 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2005. Assented to 24.11.2005.
Date of commencement of Schs 2.41 and 3, assent, sec 2 (2).
2006 No 58 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006. Assented to 20.6.2006.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.18, assent, sec 2 (2).
2008 No 19 Mining Amendment Act 2008. Assented to 20.5.2008.
Date of commencement of Sch 2.5, 1.8.2008, sec 2 and GG No 93 of 1.8.2008, p 7350.
No 97 Rail Safety Act 2008. Assented to 3.12.2008.
Date of commencement, 1.1.2009, sec 2 and GG No 158 of 19.12.2008, p 12308.
No 114 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2008. Assented to 10.12.2008.
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.
2010 No 59 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2010. Assented to 28.6.2010.
Date of commencement of Sch 2.56, 9.7.2010, sec 2 (2).
2011 No 67 Work Health and Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2011. Assented to 28.11.2011.
Date of commencement of Sch 2 [1]-[13]: not in force; date of commencement of Sch 2 [14] and [15], assent, sec 2 (2); date of commencement of Sch 4.19, 1.1.2012, sec 2 (1). Sch 4.19 [22] was without effect..

Table of amendments

Sec 3 Am 2008 No 19, Sch 2.5 [1] [2]; 2010 No 59, Sch 2.56; 2011 No 67, Sch 4.19 [1] [2].
Sec 6 Am 2008 No 19, Sch 2.5 [3]-[8].
Sec 7 Am 2011 No 67, Sch 4.19 [3].
Sec 8 Am 2011 No 67, Sch 4.19 [4].
Sec 10 Am 2008 No 97, Sch 4.6.
Sec 14 Am 2011 No 67, Sch 4.19 [5].
Part 4 Subst 2011 No 67, Sch 4.19 [6].
Part 4, note Subst 2011 No 67, Sch 4.19 [6].
Secs 15-20 Subst 2011 No 67, Sch 4.19 [6].
Sec 21 Rep 2011 No 67, Sch 4.19 [6].
Part 5, note Subst 2011 No 67, Sch 4.19 [7].
Part 5, Div 1, note Rep 2011 No 67, Sch 4.19 [8].
Sec 22 Am 2008 No 19, Sch 2.5 [9].
Part 5, Div 2, note Rep 2011 No 67, Sch 4.19 [9].
Sec 40 Am 2011 No 67, Sch 4.19 [10] [11].
Part 5, Div 3, note Rep 2011 No 67, Sch 4.19 [12].
Sec 52 Am 2011 No 67, Sch 4.19 [13].
Part 5, Div 4, note Rep 2011 No 67, Sch 4.19 [14].
Sec 55 Am 2011 No 67, Sch 4.19 [15].
Sec 59 Am 2011 No 67, Sch 4.19 [16].
Part 5, Div 6, note Rep 2011 No 67, Sch 4.19 [17].
Sec 63 Am 2011 No 67, Sch 4.19 [18].
Sec 68 Am 2008 No 19, Sch 2.5 [10].
Sec 85 Am 2006 No 58, Sch 1.18 [1].
Sec 95 Am 2005 No 98, Sch 3.45.
Sec 100 Am 2011 No 67, Sch 4.19 [19].
Sec 104 Am 2011 No 67, Sch 4.19 [20] [21].
Sec 127 Am 2011 No 67, Sch 4.19 [23].
Sec 130 Am 2006 No 58, Sch 1.18 [2].
Part 10, Div 2, Subdiv 3, note Subst 2011 No 67, Sch 4.19 [24].
Sec 135 Am 2011 No 67, Sch 4.19 [25].
Sec 136 Am 2011 No 67, Sch 4.19 [26].
Part 10, Div 3, notes Rep 2011 No 67, Sch 4.19 [27].
Sec 144 Am 2011 No 67, Sch 4.19 [28]-[30].
Sec 145 Am 2011 No 67, Sch 4.19 [31].
Sec 146 Am 2011 No 67, Sch 4.19 [32] [33].
Sec 147 Am 2011 No 67, Sch 4.19 [34] [35].
Sec 150 Am 2011 No 67, Sch 4.19 [36].
Sec 153 Am 2011 No 67, Sch 4.19 [37].
Sec 158 Subst 2011 No 67, Sch 4.19 [38].
Sec 164 Am 2011 No 67, Sch 4.19 [39].
Sec 166 Am 2006 No 58, Sch 1.18 [3].
Sec 172 Am 2006 No 58, Sch 1.18 [4].
Sec 173 Am 2011 No 67, Sch 4.19 [40].
Part 13, Div 1, note Subst 2011 No 67, Sch 4.19 [41].
Sec 178 Am 2009 No 54, Sch 2.29.
Sec 189 Am 2006 No 58, Sch 1.18 [5] [6]; 2011 No 67, Sch 4.19 [42].
Part 13, Div 7 Rep 2008 No 114, Sch 4.
Sec 191 Rep 2008 No 114, Sch 4.
Sec 192 Rep 2008 No 19, Sch 2.5 [11].
Secs 193-195 Rep 2008 No 114, Sch 4.
Sch 1 Rep 2008 No 19, Sch 2.5 [12].
Sch 2 Am 2008 No 19, Sch 2.5 [13]. Rep 2008 No 114, Sch 4.
Sch 3 Am 2006 No 58, Sch 1.18 [7]. Rep 2008 No 114, Sch 4.
Sch 4 Am 2005 No 98, Sch 2.41. Rep 2008 No 114, Sch 4.
Sch 5 Am 2011 No 67, Sch 2 [14] [15].


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