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Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999
sec.272Children under 16 not to be employed underground
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### sec.272 Children under 16 not to be employed underground
The site senior executive for a coal mine must ensure that a person under the age of 16 does not work as an underground coal mine worker at the mine.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.