Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum) Legislation Amendment (Harmonisation) Act 2015 No 43



An Act to amend the Work Health and Safety (Mines) Act 2013 to extend that Act to work health and safety at petroleum sites; to clarify how that Act interacts with the Work Health and Safety Act 2011; to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts; and for other purposes.
2   Commencement
This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.
[1]   Long title
Insert “and petroleum sites” after “mines”.
[2]   Section 1 Name of Act
Insert “and Petroleum Sites” after “Mines”.
[3]   Section 3 Objects of Act
Omit “mines,” from section 3 (a). Insert instead “mines and petroleum sites,”.
[4]   Section 3 (a)
Omit “mines or”. Insert instead “mines, petroleum sites or”.
[5]   Section 3 (b)–(d)
Insert “and petroleum sites” after “mines” wherever occurring.
[6]   Section 4 Relationship with WHS Act
Omit “Work Health and Safety (Mines) Act 2013” wherever occurring in section 4 (2) (b), (c) and (d) and the note.
Insert instead “Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Act 2013”.
[7]   Section 5 Definitions
Insert “and Petroleum” after “Mining” in the definition of Board in section 5 (1).
[8]   Section 5 (1)
Omit the definitions of Department and mine holder.
Insert in alphabetical order:
  
Department means the Department of Industry, Skills and Regional Development.
local site in relation to mining activities or petroleum activities means:
(a)  the site at which those activities are carried out, or
(b)  a site that adjoins, or is in the vicinity of, the site at which those activities are carried out.
mine holder of a mine (other than a tourist mine) means:
(a)  the person who is conducting a business or undertaking with control over a right or entitlement to carry out mining operations at the mine, or
(b)  if there is no such person, the person conducting the business or undertaking that is carrying out mining operations at the mine.
mine holder of a tourist mine means the person who is conducting the business or undertaking of the tourist mine.
mineral exploration site means a place where activities are carried out for the purpose of exploring for minerals by mechanical means that disturb the ground.
mineral extraction site means a place where activities are carried out for the purpose of extracting minerals from the ground or injecting minerals into the ground.
petroleum means:
(a)  any naturally occurring hydrocarbon, whether in a gaseous, liquid or solid state, or
(b)  any naturally occurring mixture of hydrocarbons, whether in a gaseous, liquid or solid state, or
(c)  any naturally occurring mixture of one or more hydrocarbons, whether in a gaseous, liquid or solid state, and one or more of the following, that is to say, hydrogen sulphide, nitrogen, helium, carbon dioxide and water,
and includes any substance referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) that has been returned to a natural reservoir, but does not include a mineral.
petroleum activities and petroleum operations—see section 7B.
petroleum exploration site means a place where activities are carried out for the purpose of exploring for petroleum by mechanical means that disturb the ground.
petroleum extraction site means a place where activities are carried out for the purpose of extracting petroleum from the ground or injecting petroleum into the ground.
petroleum site means a workplace at which petroleum operations are carried out and includes any fixtures, fittings, plant or structures at the workplace that are used or were formerly used for petroleum operations.
petroleum site holder of a petroleum site is:
(a)  the person who is conducting a business or undertaking with control over a petroleum title that permits petroleum operations to be carried out at the petroleum site, or
(b)  if there is no such person, the person who is conducting the business or undertaking carrying out petroleum operations at the petroleum site.
petroleum site operator—see section 7C.
petroleum title has the same meaning as in the Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991.
[9]   Section 5 (2)
Omit the subsection. Insert instead:
  
(2)  To avoid doubt, a reference in this Act to:
(a)  a person conducting a business or undertaking at a mine includes a reference to the mine operator or mine holder of the mine, or
(b)  a person conducting a business or undertaking at a petroleum site includes a reference to the petroleum site operator or petroleum site holder of the petroleum site.
[10]   Sections 6 and 7
Omit the sections. Insert instead:
  
6   Meaning of “mine”
(1)  In this Act, a mine is a place that is a workplace at which mining operations are carried out and it includes any fixtures, fittings, plant or structures at the place that are used or were formerly used for mining operations.
(2)  In this Act, a tourist mine means a mine:
(a)  at which no mining operations are carried out other than educational activities or tourist activities carried out in connection with former mining activities at the mine, and
(b)  at which there is a hazard prescribed by the regulations that was present at the mine when former mining activities were carried out.
7   Meaning of “mining operations” and “mining activities”
(1)  In this Act, mining operations means the following:
(a)  activities (referred to in this Act as mining activities) carried out for the purpose of:
(i)  extracting minerals from the ground, or
(ii)  injecting minerals into the ground, but only where the primary purpose of the injection is to inject a mineral into the ground or to return a mineral to the ground, or
(iii)  exploring for minerals,
(b)  activities (including the handling, preparing, processing or storing of extracted materials) carried out in connection with mining activities at a local site,
(c)  activities associated with constructing a site where a mining activity (or an activity referred to in paragraph (b)) is, or is to be, carried out,
(d)  activities associated with decommissioning, making safe or closure of a mineral extraction site or a mineral exploration site,
(e)  educational activities or tourist activities carried out in connection with:
(i)  mining activities at a local site, or
(ii)  former mining activities at the site at which those activities were carried out,
(f)  activities prescribed by the regulations,
(g)  an activity specified by the Minister, by order published in the Gazette, that is carried on at a place identified in the order.
(2)  The regulations may declare an activity not to be mining operations for the purposes of this Act.
(3)  The regulations may create exceptions to or otherwise limit the operation of this section.
[11]   Section 7A Meaning of “mine operator”
Omit “operator” from section 7A (3). Insert instead “mine operator”.
[12]   Sections 7B and 7C
Insert after section 7A:
  
7B   Meaning of “petroleum operations” and “petroleum activities”
(1)  In this Act, petroleum operations means the following:
(a)  activities (referred to in this Act as petroleum activities) carried out for the purpose of:
(i)  extracting petroleum from the ground, or
(ii)  injecting petroleum into the ground, but only where the primary purpose of the injection is to inject petroleum into the ground or to return petroleum to the ground, or
(iii)  exploring for petroleum,
(b)  activities (including the handling, preparing, processing or storing of extracted materials) carried out in connection with petroleum activities at a local site,
(c)  activities associated with constructing a site where a petroleum activity (or an activity referred to in paragraph (b)) is, or is to be, carried out,
(d)  activities associated with decommissioning, making safe or closure of a petroleum extraction site or a petroleum exploration site,
(e)  educational activities or tourist activities carried out in connection with petroleum activities at a local site,
(f)  activities prescribed by the regulations,
(g)  an activity specified by the Minister, by order published in the Gazette, that is carried on at a place identified in the order.
(2)  The regulations may declare an activity not to be petroleum operations for the purposes of this Act.
(3)  The regulations may create exceptions to or otherwise limit the operation of this section.
7C   Meaning of “petroleum site operator”
(1)  In this Act:
petroleum site operator of a petroleum site means:
(a)  the petroleum site holder, or
(b)  if the petroleum site holder has appointed, in accordance with the regulations, another person to be the petroleum site operator, that other person.
(2)  The regulations may provide for the appointment of more than one petroleum site operator for a petroleum site (so that there are different petroleum site operators for different parts of a petroleum site) and for that purpose:
(a)  a reference in this Act or the regulations to the petroleum site operator of a petroleum site includes a reference to the petroleum site operator of part of a petroleum site, and
(b)  the functions of a petroleum site operator of a petroleum site are, in the case of a petroleum site operator of part of a petroleum site, functions in respect of that part of the petroleum site.
(3)  The regulations may provide for the appointment of one person as the petroleum site operator for more than one petroleum site. In such a case all of the relevant petroleum sites are, for the purposes of this Act, to be treated as one petroleum site.
[13]   Section 8 Geothermal energy
Omit “a mineral”. Insert instead “petroleum”.
[14]   Section 8, note
Omit “mining”. Insert instead “petroleum”.
[15]   Section 10 Places to which Act does or does not apply
Insert “or petroleum sites” after “mines” in section 10 (1).
[16]   Section 10 (2) (a) and (b)
Insert “, petroleum site” after “mine” wherever occurring.
[17]   Section 10 (2) (b)
Omit “Gazette.”. Insert instead “Gazette, or”.
[18]   Section 10 (2) (c)
Insert after section 10 (2) (b):
  
(c)  a petroleum site in the adjacent area in respect of the State within the meaning of Part 10 of the Interpretation Act 1987.
[19]   Section 11 Activities to which Act does or does not apply
Insert “or petroleum operations” after “mining operations” in section 11 (1).
[20]   Section 11 (1) (a) and (c)
Insert “or petroleum” after “minerals” wherever occurring.
[21]   Section 11 (1) (h) and (i)
Insert after section 11 (1) (g):
  
(h)  an activity carried out in relation to the extraction of geothermal energy from a source that has a temperature of less than 70 degrees Celsius or that is situated less than one kilometre below the surface of the earth,
(i)  any activity prescribed by the regulations.
[22]   Section 12A
Insert after section 12:
  
12A   Exercise of functions by regulators and other officials
(1)  An official may exercise any function of the official in relation to any workplace regardless of whether the workplace is a mine, a petroleum site or any other workplace.
(2)  The functions of an official include:
(a)  in relation to the mining and petroleum regulator, the functions of the WHS regulator, and
(b)  in relation to the WHS regulator, the functions of the mining and petroleum regulator, and
(c)  in relation to a government official, the functions of an inspector, and
(d)  in relation to an inspector, the functions of a government official.
(3)  Any requirement in the WHS laws that an official produce an identity card in relation to the exercise of a function is satisfied if the official produces an identity card issued (or taken to be issued) to the official under any provision of the WHS laws.
(4)  In this section:
inspector means an inspector appointed under section 156 of the WHS Act.
mining and petroleum regulator means the regulator within the meaning of this Act.
official means the WHS regulator, the mining and petroleum regulator, a government official or an inspector.
WHS regulator means SafeWork NSW as referred to in clause 1 of Schedule 2 to the WHS Act.
Note—
Clause 1 of Schedule 2 to the WHS Act provides that (for the purposes of the WHS laws) a reference to the regulator in relation to a mine or petroleum site (or a workplace at which activities under the Petroleum (Offshore) Act 1982 are carried out) means the mining and petroleum regulator and a reference to the regulator in relation to any other workplace means the WHS regulator. However, that clause does not limit this section which permits either regulator to exercise any function of either regulator in relation to any workplace.
[23]   Section 15 Duty to notify of notifiable incidents
Insert after section 15 (1):
  
(1A)  A petroleum site operator of a petroleum site must ensure that the regulator is notified immediately after becoming aware that a notifiable incident arising out of the conduct of any business or undertaking at the petroleum site has occurred.
Maximum penalty:
(a)  in the case of an individual—$10,000, or
(b)  in the case of a body corporate—$50,000.
[24]   Section 15 (2)
Insert “or petroleum site” after “mine” wherever occurring.
[25]   Section 15 (5) (b)
Omit “of that requirement being made”. Insert instead “of giving the notice by telephone”.
[26]   Section 17 Duty to preserve incident sites
Insert “or petroleum site” after “mine” in section 17 (1).
[27]   Section 17 (1)
Omit “the site where the incident occurred”. Insert instead “the incident site”.
[28]   Section 17 (1)
Omit “at the site”. Insert instead “at the incident site”.
[29]   Section 17 (1)
Omit “an inspector directs”. Insert instead “a government official directs”.
[30]   Section 17 (1) (b)
Omit the paragraph. Insert instead:
  
(b)  each person with management or control of the incident site.
[31]   Section 17 (2)
Omit the subsection.
[32]   Section 17 (3) (c)
Omit “the site”. Insert instead “the incident site”.
[33]   Section 17 (4)
Omit “An inspector” and “the inspector”.
Insert instead “A Government official” and “the Government official”, respectively.
[34]   Section 17 (5)
Insert after section 17 (4):
  
(5)  In this section:
incident site means the workplace (or part of the workplace) at which the notifiable incident occurred and includes any plant, substance, structure or thing associated with the notifiable incident.
[35]   Section 18 Appointment by regulator
Omit “an investigator” from section 18 (4). Insert instead “a government official”.
[36]   Section 18 (8)
Insert after section 18 (7):
  
(8)  A person who is a government official is deemed to be an inspector for the purposes of the WHS Act.
[37]   Section 19 Qualifications of inspectors
Insert “or petroleum operations” after “mining operations” in section 19 (a).
[38]   Section 21 Identity cards
Omit section 21 (3). Insert instead:
  
(3)  A copy of the instrument of appointment of a person as a government official under section 18 (4) is taken to be the government official’s identity card for the purposes of the WHS laws.
[39]   Section 23 Notifying mine operator or petroleum site operator of concerns
Insert “or petroleum site operator” after “mine operator”.
[40]   Section 23
Insert “or petroleum site” after “the mine” wherever occurring.
[41]   Section 51 Regulator may make stop work orders
Insert “or petroleum site” after “a mine” in section 51 (1).
[42]   Section 51 (7)
Omit the subsection. Insert instead:
  
(7)  The person conducting the business or undertaking must give a copy of the stop work order to the relevant mine operator or petroleum site operator (unless that person is the mine operator or petroleum site operator).
[43]   Section 56 Boards of Inquiry
Insert “or petroleum site” after “a mine” in section 56 (1) (b).
[44]   Part 8, Division 2, heading
Insert “and Petroleum” after “Mining”.
[45]   Section 63 Constitution of Mining and Petroleum Competence Board
Insert “and Petroleum” after “Mining” in section 63 (1).
[46]   Section 65 Membership of Board
Insert after section 65 (1) (b):
  
(b1)  such number of persons as the Minister determines, selected in accordance with the regulations, to represent the interests of employers in the petroleum industry,
[47]   Section 65 (1) (c1)
Insert after section 65 (1) (c):
  
(c1)  such number of persons as the Minister determines, selected in accordance with the regulations, to represent the interests of workers in the petroleum industry,
[48]   Section 65 (1) (d)
Insert “or petroleum sites” after “mines”.
[49]   Section 67 Functions of Board
Insert “or petroleum site” after “a mine” in section 67 (1) (a).
[50]   Section 69 Service of documents
Omit section 69 (2) (a). Insert instead:
  
(a)  the petroleum site operator of a petroleum site, may also be served by leaving it with a worker at the petroleum site, or
[51]   Section 69 (2A)
Insert after section 69 (2):
  
(2A)  If the regulator has specified, by order published in the Gazette, a person, place or address (including an email address) for the service of any document that is authorised or required by this Act or the regulations to be served on the regulator, the document may be served only by delivering it to that person, place or address.
[52]   Section 70 Publication of information by regulator
Insert “petroleum site operators,” after “mine operators,” in section 70 (1) (d).
[53]   Section 72 Mining and petroleum codes of practice
Omit “or mining operations” from section 72 (1).
Insert instead “, mining operations, petroleum sites or petroleum operations”.
[54]   Section 72 (2)
Omit “or mining operations”.
Insert instead “, mining operations, petroleum site or petroleum operations”.
[55]   Section 72 (2)
Omit “mine does not exist”. Insert instead “mine or petroleum site does not exist”.
[56]   Section 72 (2)
Omit “mining operations does not take place”.
Insert instead “mining operations or petroleum operations does not take place”.
[57]   Section 73 Immunity from liability
Insert “and Petroleum” after “Mining” in section 73 (b).
[58]   Section 76 Regulations
Insert after section 76 (4):
  
(4A)  Without limiting subsection (1), the regulations may be made in respect of an activity in relation to petroleum operations that takes place at a workplace other than a petroleum site.
[59]   Schedule 1 Savings, transitional and other provisions
Omit “definition of mine safety legislation in section 3 (1) of the Mine Safety (Cost Recovery) Act 2005” from clause 13 (1).
Insert instead “definition of mine and petroleum sites safety legislation in section 3 (1) of the Mine and Petroleum Site Safety (Cost Recovery) Act 2005”.
[60]   Schedule 1, clause 13 (2)
Omit “mining workplace in paragraph (b) of the definition of mine safety legislation in section 3 (1) of the Mine Safety (Cost Recovery) Act 2005”.
Insert instead “mine in paragraph (c) of the definition of mine and petroleum sites safety legislation in section 3 (1) of the Mine and Petroleum Site Safety (Cost Recovery) Act 2005”.
[61]   Schedule 1
Insert at the end of the Schedule, with appropriate Part and clause numbering:
  
Notifiable incidents
Part 3 of this Act extends to an incident occurring at a petroleum site before the commencement of section 15 (1A). However, notice is not required to be given in respect of such an incident if notice has already been given in accordance with the WHS Act in respect of the incident.
Notice of cause of danger
A notice that has effect under section 129 of the Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991 immediately before the repeal of that section, continues to have effect according to its tenor as if it were an improvement notice issued under the WHS Act.
[1]   Section 4 Definitions
Omit the definition of inspector. Insert instead:
  
inspector means an inspector appointed under Part 9.
Note—
Section 18 (8) of the Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Act 2013 deems government officials under that Act to also be inspectors.
[2]   Section 4, definition of “mining workplace”
Omit the definition.
[3]   Sections 38 (8), 39 (4), 76A and 271A (1)
Omit “Work Health and Safety (Mines) Act 2013” wherever occurring.
Insert instead “Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Act 2013”.
[4]   Section 76A Special provision for coal mines
Omit “mining”.
[5]   Sections 156A and 162A
Omit the sections.
[6]   Schedule 2 The regulator
Omit clause 1 (1) (b). Insert instead:
  
(b)  in relation to a mine or petroleum site to which the Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Act 2013 applies or a workplace at which activities under the Petroleum (Offshore) Act 1982 are carried out—the regulator under the Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Act 2013.
[7]   Schedule 2, clause 1 (3)–(5)
Omit the subclauses.
[8]   Schedule 2, clause 1 (7)
Insert at the end of the clause:
  
(7)  Nothing in this clause limits section 12A of the Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Act 2013.
Note—
That section authorises both regulators to exercise their functions in relation to all workplaces.
[1]   Section 1 Name of Act
Insert “and Petroleum Site” after “Mine”.
[2]   Sections 3 (1), definition of “Fund”, and 5 (1) and Part 2, Divisions 1 and 2, headings
Insert “and Petroleum Site” after “Mine” wherever occurring.
[3]   Sections 3 (1), definition of “insurer”, 4 (1) and (2), 10 (5) and (6) and 13 (1), (2) and (5)
Omit “mining industry” wherever occurring.
Insert instead “mining and petroleum industry”.
[4]   Section 3 (1)
Omit the definitions of licensed mining industry insurer, mine safety legislation, mining industry employer, mining industry self-insurer and specialised mining industry insurer.
Insert in alphabetical order:
  
licensed mining and petroleum industry insurer means a licensed insurer (within the meaning of the Workers Compensation Acts) who issues workers compensation policies of insurance to mining and petroleum industry employers, but does not include a specialised insurer within the meaning of the Workers Compensation Acts.
mine and petroleum site safety legislation means any of the following Acts and the regulations and other instruments made under them:
(a)  this Act,
(b)  Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Act 2013,
(c)  Work Health and Safety Act 2011 to the extent that it relates to a mine or a petroleum site to which the Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Act 2013 applies.
mining and petroleum industry employer—see section 4.
mining and petroleum industry self-insurer means a mining and petroleum industry employer who is a self-insurer within the meaning of the Workers Compensation Acts.
specialised mining and petroleum industry insurer means a specialised insurer (within the meaning of the Workers Compensation Acts) who issues workers compensation policies of insurance to mining and petroleum industry employers, and includes the workers compensation company within the meaning of the Coal Industry Act 2001.
Note—
The workers compensation company referred to in this definition is taken to be a specialised insurer for the purposes of the Workers Compensation Acts.
[5]   Sections 4 (1) and 7 (1) (a) and (b) and Part 2, heading
Insert “and petroleum site” after “mine” wherever occurring.
[6]   Schedule 1
Insert after section 19:
  
Schedule 1 Savings, transitional and other provisions
Part 1 General
1   Regulations
(1)  The regulations may contain provisions of a savings or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of this Act or any Act that amends this Act.
(2)  Any such provision may, if the regulations so provide, take effect from the date of assent to the Act concerned or a later date.
(3)  To the extent to which any such provision takes effect from a date that is earlier than the date of its publication on the NSW legislation website, the provision does not operate so as:
(a)  to affect, in a manner prejudicial to any person (other than the State or an authority of the State), the rights of that person existing before the date of its publication, or
(b)  to impose liabilities on any person (other than the State or an authority of the State) in respect of anything done or omitted to be done before the date of its publication.
(4)  A provision referred to in subclause (1) has effect, if the regulations so provide, despite any other clause of this Schedule.
(5)  The regulations may make separate savings and transitional provisions or amend this Schedule to consolidate the savings and transitional provisions.
3   The Fund
The Mine and Petroleum Site Safety Fund is a continuation of the Mine Safety Fund operating under this Act immediately before the commencement of Schedule 3 [2] to the amending Act.
4   Mine and petroleum site safety legislation
The definition of mine and petroleum site safety legislation in section 3 (1) is taken to include a reference to the Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991, to the extent that it related to work health and safety requirements.
Schedule 4 Consequential amendment of other Acts and instruments
Section 1 Name of Act, commencement and construction
Omit “Work Health and Safety (Mines) Act 2013” from section 1 (5).
Insert instead “Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Act 2013”.
Sections 10 (1) (d) and (i) and 45 (2) (a)
Omit “Work Health and Safety (Mines) Act 2013” wherever occurring.
Insert instead “Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Act 2013”.
Section 27 Power to enter premises
Omit “mine within the meaning of the Work Health and Safety (Mines) Act 2013” from section 27 (2).
Insert instead “mine or petroleum site within the meaning of the Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Act 2013”.
Schedule 1, clause 16 and Schedule 3, clause 11
Omit “Work Health and Safety (Mines) Act 2013” wherever occurring.
Insert instead “Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Act 2013”.
[1]   Clause 3 Definitions
Omit the definitions of coal workplace and mining workplace from clause 3 (1).
Insert in alphabetical order:
  
mining workplace means a workplace:
(a)  to which the Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Act 2013 applies, or
(b)  at which activities under the Petroleum (Offshore) Act 1982 are carried out.
[2]   Clause 6 Regulatory authority for mining workplaces
Omit “coal workplaces and” wherever occurring.
[3]   Clause 95 Setting of explosives
Omit “mining work” from clause 95 (3).
Insert instead “mining operations (within the meaning of the Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Act 2013)”.
[4]   Clause 95 (4)
Omit the subclause.
Section 6 Body corporate
Omit “Work Health and Safety (Mines) Act 2013” from section 6 (5).
Insert instead “Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Act 2013”.
Whole Act
Omit “Work Health and Safety (Mines) Act 2013” wherever occurring.
Insert instead “Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Act 2013”.
Sections 123, 183, 259 and 308
Omit “Work Health and Safety (Mines) Act 2013” wherever occurring in the notes.
Insert instead “Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Act 2013”.
Sections 128 and 129
Omit the sections.
Clause 27 Safety practices
Omit the clause.
[1]   Section 38 Consultation and co-operation between Ministers
Omit “Work Health and Safety (Mines) Act 2013” wherever occurring in section 38 (a) (i) and (b).
Insert instead “Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Act 2013”.
[2]   Section 38 (a) (iv)
Omit section 38 (a) (iv) and (v). Insert instead:
  
Sections 3 (1), definition of “mining survey”, 9A (6) (b), 13 (4) (f), 27 (2) (f) and 36 (3)
Omit “Work Health and Safety (Mines) Act 2013” wherever occurring.
Insert instead “Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Act 2013”.
Section 3 Definitions
Omit “Work Health and Safety (Mines) Act 2013” from the definition of mine in section 3 (1).
Insert instead “Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Act 2013”.
Section 3 Definitions
Omit “Work Health and Safety (Mines) Act 2013” from the definition of mine in section 3 (1).
Insert instead “Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Act 2013”.
Section 4 Definitions
Omit “Work Health and Safety (Mines) Act 2013” from section 4 (6).
Insert instead “Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Act 2013”.