sec.198AANotice of reportable diseases

### sec.198AA Notice of reportable diseases If the site senior executive for a coal mine becomes aware that a relevant worker has been diagnosed with a reportable disease, the site senior executive must, as soon as practicable after becoming aware— notify an inspector about the disease by notice in the approved form; and notify an industry safety and health representative about the disease by notice. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. If a prescribed person becomes aware that a relevant worker has been diagnosed with a reportable disease, the prescribed person must, as soon as practicable after becoming aware, notify the chief inspector by notice in the approved form. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. The approved form mentioned in subsections (1) (a) and (2) must make provision for stating the name and date of birth of the person diagnosed with the reportable disease. This section does not apply in the circumstances prescribed by regulation. In this section— prescribed person means a person prescribed by regulation for subsection (2) . relevant worker means— a person who is, was or may become a coal mine worker; or a person who is, was or may become a worker under the Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Act 1999 . reportable disease means a disease prescribed by regulation to be a reportable disease. s 198AA ins 2024 No. 34 s 75 (sec.198AA-ssec.1) If the site senior executive for a coal mine becomes aware that a relevant worker has been diagnosed with a reportable disease, the site senior executive must, as soon as practicable after becoming aware— notify an inspector about the disease by notice in the approved form; and notify an industry safety and health representative about the disease by notice. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.198AA-ssec.2) If a prescribed person becomes aware that a relevant worker has been diagnosed with a reportable disease, the prescribed person must, as soon as practicable after becoming aware, notify the chief inspector by notice in the approved form. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.198AA-ssec.3) The approved form mentioned in subsections (1) (a) and (2) must make provision for stating the name and date of birth of the person diagnosed with the reportable disease. (sec.198AA-ssec.4) This section does not apply in the circumstances prescribed by regulation. (sec.198AA-ssec.5) In this section— prescribed person means a person prescribed by regulation for subsection (2) . relevant worker means— a person who is, was or may become a coal mine worker; or a person who is, was or may become a worker under the Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Act 1999 . reportable disease means a disease prescribed by regulation to be a reportable disease. - (a) notify an inspector about the disease by notice in the approved form; and - (b) notify an industry safety and health representative about the disease by notice. - (a) a person who is, was or may become a coal mine worker; or - (b) a person who is, was or may become a worker under the Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Act 1999 .