sec.167Directive to give report to chief inspector

### sec.167 Directive to give report to chief inspector The chief inspector may give a directive to a person who has a safety and health obligation in relation to a coal mine to give the chief inspector a report about— risks from coal mining operations at the coal mine; or the safety of part or all of any plant, building or structure at the coal mine; or a serious accident or high potential incident at the coal mine. The directive must state— the objectives of the report; and that the person who prepares the report must be a person approved by the chief inspector. For subsection (2) (b) , the chief inspector may approve a person only if the person— has professional qualifications and experience relevant to preparing the report; and is not an employee of the coal mine operator for the coal mine or of a contractor for the coal mine. A report prepared under this section is not admissible in evidence against a site senior executive for a coal mine, or any other coal mine worker or ROC worker mentioned in the report, in a criminal proceeding other than a proceeding about the falsity or misleading nature of the report. s 167 sub 2024 No. 34 s 54 (sec.167-ssec.1) The chief inspector may give a directive to a person who has a safety and health obligation in relation to a coal mine to give the chief inspector a report about— risks from coal mining operations at the coal mine; or the safety of part or all of any plant, building or structure at the coal mine; or a serious accident or high potential incident at the coal mine. (sec.167-ssec.2) The directive must state— the objectives of the report; and that the person who prepares the report must be a person approved by the chief inspector. (sec.167-ssec.3) For subsection (2) (b) , the chief inspector may approve a person only if the person— has professional qualifications and experience relevant to preparing the report; and is not an employee of the coal mine operator for the coal mine or of a contractor for the coal mine. (sec.167-ssec.4) A report prepared under this section is not admissible in evidence against a site senior executive for a coal mine, or any other coal mine worker or ROC worker mentioned in the report, in a criminal proceeding other than a proceeding about the falsity or misleading nature of the report. - (a) risks from coal mining operations at the coal mine; or - (b) the safety of part or all of any plant, building or structure at the coal mine; or - (c) a serious accident or high potential incident at the coal mine. - (a) the objectives of the report; and - (b) that the person who prepares the report must be a person approved by the chief inspector. - (a) has professional qualifications and experience relevant to preparing the report; and - (b) is not an employee of the coal mine operator for the coal mine or of a contractor for the coal mine.