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Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999
sec.166Directive to operate part of surface mine as separate part
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### sec.166 Directive to operate part of surface mine as separate part
Subsection (2) applies if an inspector believes part of a surface mine that was taken to be a separate part of a surface mine under section 21 (4) is being operated in a way that makes it no longer a separate part of a surface mine under section 21 (4) .
The inspector may give a directive to the coal mine operator for the coal mine to operate the part of the surface mine so that it is a separate part of a surface mine under section 21 (4) .
Subsection (4) applies if an inspector believes the coal mine operator for a coal mine has not complied with a directive given under subsection (2) .
The inspector may give the coal mine operator for the coal mine a directive to suspend operations in the part of the surface mine to which the directive given under subsection (2) applied.
s 166 sub 2024 No. 34 s 54
(sec.166-ssec.1) Subsection (2) applies if an inspector believes part of a surface mine that was taken to be a separate part of a surface mine under section 21 (4) is being operated in a way that makes it no longer a separate part of a surface mine under section 21 (4) .
(sec.166-ssec.2) The inspector may give a directive to the coal mine operator for the coal mine to operate the part of the surface mine so that it is a separate part of a surface mine under section 21 (4) .
(sec.166-ssec.3) Subsection (4) applies if an inspector believes the coal mine operator for a coal mine has not complied with a directive given under subsection (2) .
(sec.166-ssec.4) The inspector may give the coal mine operator for the coal mine a directive to suspend operations in the part of the surface mine to which the directive given under subsection (2) applied.