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Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999
sec.250Proof of appointments and authority unnecessary
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### sec.250 Proof of appointments and authority unnecessary
It is not necessary to prove—
the appointment of the commissioner, the CEO, the WHS prosecutor, the chief inspector, an inspector, an inspection officer, an authorised officer, an industry safety and health representative or a site safety and health representative; or
the authority of the commissioner, the CEO, the WHS prosecutor, the chief inspector, an inspector, an inspection officer, an authorised officer, an industry safety and health representative or a site safety and health representative to do anything under this Act.
Subsection (1) does not apply if reasonable notice is given to the party relying on the appointment or authority that the appointment or authority is to be challenged.
s 250 amd 2007 No. 46 s 35 ; 2010 No. 17 s 26 ; 2020 No. 10 s 80
(sec.250-ssec.1) It is not necessary to prove— the appointment of the commissioner, the CEO, the WHS prosecutor, the chief inspector, an inspector, an inspection officer, an authorised officer, an industry safety and health representative or a site safety and health representative; or the authority of the commissioner, the CEO, the WHS prosecutor, the chief inspector, an inspector, an inspection officer, an authorised officer, an industry safety and health representative or a site safety and health representative to do anything under this Act.
(sec.250-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply if reasonable notice is given to the party relying on the appointment or authority that the appointment or authority is to be challenged.
- (a) the appointment of the commissioner, the CEO, the WHS prosecutor, the chief inspector, an inspector, an inspection officer, an authorised officer, an industry safety and health representative or a site safety and health representative; or
- (b) the authority of the commissioner, the CEO, the WHS prosecutor, the chief inspector, an inspector, an inspection officer, an authorised officer, an industry safety and health representative or a site safety and health representative to do anything under this Act.