1 Name of Regulation
2 Commencement
3 Definitions
4 Obligations to control risk
5 Responsibilities held by more than one person
6 Regulation to be read in conjunction with the OH&S legislation
7 Act not to apply to certain mines or places
8 Nomination of operator by mine holder
9 Changes in details provided in nomination
10 Keeping of record of operator
11 Person declared as operator by Chief Inspector to provide information
12 Mine holder to give operator health and safety information
13 Duty of operator to review information
Part 3 Duties of operators relating to health, safety and welfare at mines
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Division 1 Mine safety management plan
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14 Additional contents of mine safety management plan
Division 2 Management structure
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Subdivision 1 Contents of management structure
15 Management structure to include production manager
Subdivision 2 Appointment of production manager
16 Production manager to be appointed
17 Chief Inspector may require production manager to be appointed
18 Operator to inform Chief Inspector of appointment of production manager
Subdivision 3 Production manager permits
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19 Chief Inspector may grant production manager permit
20 Application for production manager permit
21 Eligibility for production manager permit
22 Determination of application
23 Notice of refusal
24 Amendment of conditions of production manager permit
25 Suspension and cancellation of production manager permits
26 Production manager permit to be returned to Chief Inspector
27 Replacement of lost, stolen or damaged production manager permit
28 Register of production manager permits
Division 3 Duties regarding contractors
29 Content of contractor management plan
30 Application of Subdivision 4 of Division 2 of Part 5 of Act to contractors
31 Application of Division 6 of Part 5 of Act to contractors
Division 4 Emergency management
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32 Contents of emergency plan
33 Provision of means of escape
34 Escape and rescue plan
Part 4 OH&S risk assessments relating to prescribed hazards
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Division 1 General considerations
35 General considerations
Division 2 Particular considerations
36 Ground instability
37 Inrush
38 Shaft design, construction and use
39 Use of conveyors and earth moving machinery
40 Fire and explosion
41 Handling of explosives
42 Electricity
43 Mine road design and construction
Division 3 Documentation of OH&S risk assessments
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44 Preparation of documentation
45 Keeping of documentation
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Division 1 Particular risk controls
Subdivision 1 Ground instability
46 Mine safety and stability
47 Control of risk of inrush
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48 Ventilation
49 Minimisation of pollutants from diesel plant
Subdivision 4 Shaft design, construction and use
50 Safety and health
51 Safe work method statements
52 Shaft conveyances
Subdivision 5 Fire and explosion
53 Preventative measures
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54 Definition of “handle”
55 Persons handling explosives must be licensed or authorised
56 Register of persons handling explosives
57 Coordination and communication with persons handling explosives
Subdivision 7 Electrical safety
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58 Compliance with standards
59 Safe work procedures
60 Testing of electrical installation
61 Maintenance of electrical installations
62 Electrical cut-outs
63 Earth continuity protection
64 Prevention of connection in the event of earth fault
65 Effective earthing
66 Installation of switch gear
67 Persons to have appropriate electrical qualifications
68 Co-operation with electricity supply authority
Subdivision 8 Structures and buildings
69 Design, construction and maintenance of structures and buildings
70 Risk to persons to be controlled
71 Information regarding risks
72 Communication of information regarding risks
Division 2 Documentation of risk control measures
73 Preparation of documentation
74 Keeping of documentation
Division 3 Controlled areas and waste materials
75 Safety and health
76 Mine excavations
77 Construction zones
78 Disused workings
79 Abandoned mine to be protected
80 Chief Inspector may require alteration of hours of work
81 Recording of hours of work
82 Fitness for work program
83 Drugs and alcohol
Division 3 Minimum age for underground work
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84 Minimum age for underground work
85 Records of employment
Division 4 Health surveillance of persons at work
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86 Provision of health surveillance
87 Records of health surveillance
88 Records to be provided to employee
89 Records to be made available
90 Division not to apply to opal mines
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Division 1 Obligation to prepare and retain mine plan
91 Application of Division
92 Obligation to prepare and retain mine plan
93 Contents of mine plan
94 Updating of mine plan
Division 2 Additional arrangements in relation to mine plans for certain mines
95 Application of Division
96 Additional contents of mine plan
97 Updating additional contents of mine plans
98 Preparation of mine plan by registered mining surveyor
99 Certification of mine plan
100 Access to mine plans by authorised persons
101 Operator may be required to rectify a mine plan
102 Duty of operator when ceases to operate mine
103 Plans of mines to be abandoned to be sent to Director-General
Division 3 Arrangements in relation to surveys for certain mines
104 Application of Division
105 Arrangements in relation to surveys
106 Chief Inspector may require a check survey
Division 4 Duties of mining surveyors
107 Application of Division
108 Duties of mining surveyors
109 Functions to which Part 9 of Act applies and evidence of competence to perform those functions
Division 2 Development of competence standards
110 Development of competence standards
Division 3 Assessment of competence standards
111 Guidelines for assessment of competence standards
112 Assessment of competence standards
113 Conduct of examinations
114 Appointment and functions of examiners
Division 4 Certificates of competence
115 Board’s recommendation to be considered
116 Board may refuse recommendation
117 Refusal of certificates of competence
118 Replacement of certificates of competence
119 Functions that holder of certificate of competence can perform
Division 5 Maintenance of competence
120 Maintenance of competence
Division 6 Suspension and cancellation of certificates of competence
121 Suspension and cancellation of certificates
122 Immediate suspension
123 Cancelled certificates to be surrendered
Division 7 Restoration of certificates of competence
124 Restoration of certificates
Division 8 Declarations that a person’s competence is not recognised
125 Ministerial declarations that a person’s competence is not recognised
126 Certificates to be surrendered
127 Register of certificates of competence
Part 9 Metalliferous Mines and Extractive Industries Competence Board
Division 1 Constitution of Board
128 Nomination of panels for appointment as members
129 Terms of office of members
130 Remuneration
131 Vacancy in office of member
132 Filling of vacancy in office of member
133 Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson
134 Disclosure of pecuniary interests
Division 2 Committees of Board
135 Committees of Board
136 General procedure
137 Quorum
138 Presiding member
139 Voting
140 Transaction of business outside meetings or by telephone
141 Record of proceedings
142 First meeting
Part 10 Notifications, records and reporting
Division 1 Notifications of certain operations and activities
143 Notification of drilling operations
144 Notification of certain activities and operations
Division 2 Notifications of certain incidents
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145 Notification of certain incidents at mines
146 Notification of certain incidents at or in relation to mines
147 Time for giving notice of incidents
148 Form of notice
149 Ancillary reports
150 Period of non-disturbance
151 Terms of reference of Boards of Inquiry
152 Prospective appointees to Boards of Inquiry
Division 4 Keeping of records and reporting
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153 Workplace injury records
154 Chief Inspector to be informed
155 Workplace injury reports
156 Retention of records
157 Records to be made available
Division 1 Chief Inspector’s powers where mine is dangerous
158 Chief Inspector may impose prohibitions or restrictions or direct evacuation or closure of mine
159 Objections to notice
160 Notice to be complied with even if objection or appeal
161 Offence
162 Government official may request information
163 Certain advice to be in writing
Division 3 Reviewable decisions
164 Decisions reviewable by Administrative Decisions Tribunal
165 Exemptions for particular persons on application
166 Exemptions for classes of persons or things
167 Register of exemptions
168 Determination of fees and charges by the Minister
169 Chief Inspector may publish material relating to safety or health
170 Availability of Gazetted matters
171 Penalty for contravention of regulation
Part 12 Savings and transitional provisions
172 Saving of production manager permits
173 Saving of certain actions of Metalliferous Mines and Extractive Industries Competence Board
174 Saving of appointments as inspector
175 Transitional provision relating to regulation of shafts and winding gear
176 Transitional provision relating to mine plans for mines with less than 20 persons
177 Transitional provision relating to workplace injury recording and reporting
178 Application of clause 17 of Schedule 5 to the Act
179 Nomination of employer as operator of mine
180 Hours of work