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Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999
sec.23Meaning of physical overlapping of coal mining operations
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### sec.23 Meaning of physical overlapping of coal mining operations
For section 21 (4) , physical overlapping of coal mining operations for a surface mine includes the common use with persons involved in coal mining operations in another part of the mine of—
haul roads; and
stockpiles, if vehicles associated with coal mining operations in another part of the mine travel onto the stockpiles; and
mine workshops, stores and stores systems, hard stands and amenities.
However, the following are not physical overlapping of coal mining operations for a surface mine—
vehicles from 1 part of the mine dumping into a receival hopper in another part of the mine if the vehicles do not travel into the other part of the mine;
a conveyor system in 1 part of the mine discharging into a bin or onto a stockpile controlled by persons in another part of the mine;
a workshop in 1 part of the mine servicing vehicles from another part of the mine;
a laboratory in 1 part of the mine providing a service to another part of the mine.
(sec.23-ssec.1) For section 21 (4) , physical overlapping of coal mining operations for a surface mine includes the common use with persons involved in coal mining operations in another part of the mine of— haul roads; and stockpiles, if vehicles associated with coal mining operations in another part of the mine travel onto the stockpiles; and mine workshops, stores and stores systems, hard stands and amenities.
(sec.23-ssec.2) However, the following are not physical overlapping of coal mining operations for a surface mine— vehicles from 1 part of the mine dumping into a receival hopper in another part of the mine if the vehicles do not travel into the other part of the mine; a conveyor system in 1 part of the mine discharging into a bin or onto a stockpile controlled by persons in another part of the mine; a workshop in 1 part of the mine servicing vehicles from another part of the mine; a laboratory in 1 part of the mine providing a service to another part of the mine.
- (a) haul roads; and
- (b) stockpiles, if vehicles associated with coal mining operations in another part of the mine travel onto the stockpiles; and
- (c) mine workshops, stores and stores systems, hard stands and amenities.
- (a) vehicles from 1 part of the mine dumping into a receival hopper in another part of the mine if the vehicles do not travel into the other part of the mine;
- (b) a conveyor system in 1 part of the mine discharging into a bin or onto a stockpile controlled by persons in another part of the mine;
- (c) a workshop in 1 part of the mine servicing vehicles from another part of the mine;
- (d) a laboratory in 1 part of the mine providing a service to another part of the mine.