New South Wales Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

MINES INSPECTION ACT 1901 - SECT 5

5 Appointment of general manager of mine

(1) The owner of a mine must ensure that at all times there is a person holding the position of general manager of the mine, being a person who has been nominated by the owner as general manager of the mine and who is competent to hold that position.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units and a further 0.5 penalty unit for each day the offence continues.

(2) Nothing in this section prevents the owner of a mine from nominating himself or herself as general manager of the mine if the owner is competent to be general manager of the mine.

(3) As soon as possible after the nomination of a person as general manager of a mine, the owner of the mine must notify the Chief Inspector in writing of the following details:

(a) the person’s name and address,

(b) the date of the nomination.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

(4) The general manager of a mine must reside in its vicinity and is responsible for the daily supervision, control and management of the mine.

(5) A person is not eligible to hold the position of general manager of a mine during any disqualification period imposed under section 19 (2) (f1) (ii).