Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Mines Act 1958 - SECT 374

Special circumstances

374. Special circumstances

No person shall be deemed to be guilty of an offence against this Division for
a contravention of the next succeeding section if such person proves before
the Magistrates' Court that there were special circumstances to render such
contravention necessary for the proper working of the mine, and that such
contravention was not injurious to the workmen employed in the mine.