### sec.53 Appointment of coal mine operator The holder for a coal mine may, by written contract, appoint a person as the coal mine operator for the mine or, if the mine is or includes a separate part of a surface mine, the separate part. An appointment of a person as coal mine operator for a part of a coal mine that is not a separate part of a surface mine is ineffective. s 53 amd 2022 No. 29 s 31 sch 1 (sec.53-ssec.1) The holder for a coal mine may, by written contract, appoint a person as the coal mine operator for the mine or, if the mine is or includes a separate part of a surface mine, the separate part. (sec.53-ssec.2) An appointment of a person as coal mine operator for a part of a coal mine that is not a separate part of a surface mine is ineffective.

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Section sec.53 - Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999 - Appointment of coal mine operator — Zoe