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Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999
sec.234Reporting to Minister
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### sec.234 Reporting to Minister
Within 1 month after the end of each financial year, each accredited corporation must give the Minister a written report about whether it complied with the performance criteria in the year.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
Also, the Minister may, by notice, ask an accredited corporation to give the Minister, within a stated time of at least 7 days, stated documents or information about—
the corporation; or
the mines rescue services provided by the corporation.
The corporation must comply with the request, unless it has a reasonable excuse for not complying.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
An accredited corporation must not give the Minister a report, required documents or information it knows is false or misleading in a material particular.
Maximum penalty—500 penalty units.
A complaint against a corporation for an offence against subsection (4) is sufficient if it states the report, required documents or information was ‘false or misleading’ in a material particular without specifying which.
(sec.234-ssec.1) Within 1 month after the end of each financial year, each accredited corporation must give the Minister a written report about whether it complied with the performance criteria in the year. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
(sec.234-ssec.2) Also, the Minister may, by notice, ask an accredited corporation to give the Minister, within a stated time of at least 7 days, stated documents or information about— the corporation; or the mines rescue services provided by the corporation.
(sec.234-ssec.3) The corporation must comply with the request, unless it has a reasonable excuse for not complying. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
(sec.234-ssec.4) An accredited corporation must not give the Minister a report, required documents or information it knows is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty—500 penalty units.
(sec.234-ssec.5) A complaint against a corporation for an offence against subsection (4) is sufficient if it states the report, required documents or information was ‘false or misleading’ in a material particular without specifying which.
- (a) the corporation; or
- (b) the mines rescue services provided by the corporation.