31APre-mining inspections

#### 31A Pre-mining inspections 31A Pre-mining inspections > > (1) Before a person commences mining operations for a coal mine, the Chief Executive may require an inspection (a pre-mining inspection) to be carried out in relation to land, and any improvements or works on the land, that the Chief Executive is satisfied may be at risk of subsidence damage caused by the mining operations (the estimated zone of influence). > > > (2) A pre-mining inspection must be carried out in accordance with the approved procedures. > > > (3) The Chief Executive may install survey equipment on land in the estimated zone of influence that has been subject to a pre-mining inspection to monitor whether subsidence damage is likely to occur to the land or to any improvements or works on the land. > > > (4) The Chief Executive may recover costs associated with a pre-mining inspection from the proprietor of the proposed coal mine to which the mining operations relate. > > **s 31A:** Ins 2024 No 48, Sch 1\[45\].