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Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999
sec.50Notices by coal mine operator
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### sec.50 Notices by coal mine operator
Before coal mining operations start at a coal mine, the coal mine operator must give the inspector for the region in which the coal mine is situated notice of the name and address of the site senior executive for the mine.
Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
Also, the coal mine operator must, within 7 days after the appointment, give the inspector for the region notice of the following appointments including the name and address of the person appointed—
the appointment of a new site senior executive;
an appointment under section 57 .
Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
When land is added to or omitted from a coal mine, the coal mine operator must, within 1 month after the addition or omission, give to the inspector for the region in which the mine is situated written particulars of the land (including its boundary) added or omitted.
Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
If coal mining operations permanently stop at the coal mine, the coal mine operator must, within 28 days after the operations permanently stop, give the inspector for the region in which the coal mine is situated notice of the date on which the operations permanently stopped.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
s 50 amd 2002 No. 25 s 7 ; 2024 No. 34 s 18
(sec.50-ssec.1) Before coal mining operations start at a coal mine, the coal mine operator must give the inspector for the region in which the coal mine is situated notice of the name and address of the site senior executive for the mine. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
(sec.50-ssec.2) Also, the coal mine operator must, within 7 days after the appointment, give the inspector for the region notice of the following appointments including the name and address of the person appointed— the appointment of a new site senior executive; an appointment under section 57 . Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
(sec.50-ssec.3) When land is added to or omitted from a coal mine, the coal mine operator must, within 1 month after the addition or omission, give to the inspector for the region in which the mine is situated written particulars of the land (including its boundary) added or omitted. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
(sec.50-ssec.4) If coal mining operations permanently stop at the coal mine, the coal mine operator must, within 28 days after the operations permanently stop, give the inspector for the region in which the coal mine is situated notice of the date on which the operations permanently stopped. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
- (a) the appointment of a new site senior executive;
- (b) an appointment under section 57 .