New South Wales Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

MINES INSPECTION ACT 1901 - SECT 47

47 Notification of serious accidents or dangerous incidents

(1) If a serious accident or dangerous incident occurs, the owner or general manager of the mine concerned must immediately give oral notice of the accident or incident to an inspector.

(2) Within 24 hours after a serious accident or dangerous incident occurs, the owner or general manager of the mine concerned must send a written notice (in a form approved by the Chief Inspector) to the inspector to whom oral notice was given under subsection (1) setting out details of the following:

(a) in the case of a serious accident:

(i) the nature of the accident, and

(ii) the name of any person killed or injured, and

(iii) the number of persons killed, and

(iv) the number of persons otherwise injured and a description of the injuries,

(b) in the case of a dangerous incident-the nature of the incident.

(3) The owner or general manager of a mine who fails, without reasonable excuse, to give notice in accordance with this section is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty (subsection (3)): 10 penalty units.

(4) On receipt of written notice under subsection (2), the inspector must give a copy of the notice to the Director-General.