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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (MINES AND PETROLEUM SITES) ACT 2013 - As at 15 December 2023 - Act 54 of 2013

- As at 15 December 2023 - Act 54 of 2013

Table of Provisions

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Name of Act
  • 2 Commencement
  • 3 Objects of Act
  • 4 Relationship with WHS Act
  • 5 Definitions
  • 6 Meaning of "mine"
  • 7 Meaning of "mining operations" and "mining activities"
  • 7A Meaning of "mine operator"
  • 7B Meaning of "petroleum operations" and "petroleum activities"
  • 7C Meaning of "petroleum site operator"
  • 8 Geothermal energy
  • 9 Examples and notes

PART 2 - APPLICATION OF ACT

PART 3 - INCIDENT NOTIFICATION

  • 14 What is a "notifiable incident"
  • 15 Duty to notify of notifiable incidents
  • 16 Notifiable incident at coal mine
  • 17 Duty to preserve incident sites

PART 4 - OVERSIGHT OF MINES BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

Division 1 - Appointment of government officials

Division 2 - Functions of government officials

PART 5 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REPRESENTATIVES FOR COAL MINES

Division 1 - Preliminary

Division 2 - Industry safety and health representatives

Division 3 - Mine safety and health representatives

PART 6 - ENFORCEMENT MEASURES

Division 1 - Improvement and prohibition notices

  • 49 Improvement notices
  • 50 Prohibition notices

Division 2 - Stop work orders

PART 7 - INQUIRIES

  • 56 Boards of Inquiry
  • 57 Assessors
  • 58 Witnesses and evidence at inquiries
  • 59 Report by Board of Inquiry

PART 8 - STATUTORY BODIES

Division 1 - Mine Safety Advisory Council

Division 2 - Mining and Petroleum Competence Board

PART 9 - MISCELLANEOUS

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