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Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999
sec.133Entry to places
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### sec.133 Entry to places
An officer may enter a place if—
its occupier consents to the entry; or
it is a public place and the entry is made when it is open to the public; or
the entry is authorised by a warrant; or
it is a coal mine; or
it is, or the officer reasonably suspects it is, a workplace.
For subsection (1) (a) , for the purpose of asking the occupier of a place for consent to enter, an officer may, without the occupier’s consent or a warrant—
enter land around premises at the place to an extent that is reasonable to contact the occupier; or
enter part of the place the officer reasonably considers members of the public ordinarily are allowed to enter when they wish to contact the occupier.
For subsection (1) (e) , an entry may be made with, or without, the consent of the person with management or control of the workplace.
An officer who enters a coal mine or workplace must not unnecessarily impede production.
s 133 amd 2007 No. 46 s 241 sch ; 2011 No. 18 s 404 sch 4 pt 2 div 1 ; 2018 No. 28 s 23
(sec.133-ssec.1) An officer may enter a place if— its occupier consents to the entry; or it is a public place and the entry is made when it is open to the public; or the entry is authorised by a warrant; or it is a coal mine; or it is, or the officer reasonably suspects it is, a workplace.
(sec.133-ssec.2) For subsection (1) (a) , for the purpose of asking the occupier of a place for consent to enter, an officer may, without the occupier’s consent or a warrant— enter land around premises at the place to an extent that is reasonable to contact the occupier; or enter part of the place the officer reasonably considers members of the public ordinarily are allowed to enter when they wish to contact the occupier.
(sec.133-ssec.3) For subsection (1) (e) , an entry may be made with, or without, the consent of the person with management or control of the workplace.
(sec.133-ssec.4) An officer who enters a coal mine or workplace must not unnecessarily impede production.
- (a) its occupier consents to the entry; or
- (b) it is a public place and the entry is made when it is open to the public; or
- (c) the entry is authorised by a warrant; or
- (d) it is a coal mine; or
- (e) it is, or the officer reasonably suspects it is, a workplace.
- (a) enter land around premises at the place to an extent that is reasonable to contact the occupier; or
- (b) enter part of the place the officer reasonably considers members of the public ordinarily are allowed to enter when they wish to contact the occupier.