sec.55Management structure for safe operations at coal mines

### sec.55 Management structure for safe operations at coal mines The site senior executive for a coal mine must— develop and maintain a management structure for the coal mine in a way that allows development and implementation of the safety and health management system; and document the management structure. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. The document must state— the responsibilities of the site senior executive; and the responsibilities and competencies required for senior positions in the structure; and the names of the persons holding the senior positions and their competencies; and the name of the person who is responsible for establishing and implementing a system for managing contractors at the coal mine; and the competencies required, and the responsibilities, for each other supervisory position at the mine. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. For subsection (2) (b) , an inspector may by notice given to the site senior executive declare a position to be a senior position. For each supervisory position mentioned in subsection (2) (e) , the site senior executive must also keep a record of the names and competencies of each person authorised to carry out the responsibilities of the position. s 55 amd 2002 No. 25 s 9 ; 2018 No. 28 s 16 ; 2024 No. 34 s 21 (sec.55-ssec.1) The site senior executive for a coal mine must— develop and maintain a management structure for the coal mine in a way that allows development and implementation of the safety and health management system; and document the management structure. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.55-ssec.2) The document must state— the responsibilities of the site senior executive; and the responsibilities and competencies required for senior positions in the structure; and the names of the persons holding the senior positions and their competencies; and the name of the person who is responsible for establishing and implementing a system for managing contractors at the coal mine; and the competencies required, and the responsibilities, for each other supervisory position at the mine. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.55-ssec.3) For subsection (2) (b) , an inspector may by notice given to the site senior executive declare a position to be a senior position. (sec.55-ssec.4) For each supervisory position mentioned in subsection (2) (e) , the site senior executive must also keep a record of the names and competencies of each person authorised to carry out the responsibilities of the position. - (a) develop and maintain a management structure for the coal mine in a way that allows development and implementation of the safety and health management system; and - (b) document the management structure. - (a) the responsibilities of the site senior executive; and - (b) the responsibilities and competencies required for senior positions in the structure; and - (c) the names of the persons holding the senior positions and their competencies; and - (d) the name of the person who is responsible for establishing and implementing a system for managing contractors at the coal mine; and - (e) the competencies required, and the responsibilities, for each other supervisory position at the mine.