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Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999
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### sec.64H Review
This section applies if—
it is proposed to change a joint interaction management plan; or
a change at the coal mine is likely to give rise to an additional risk to safety or health in the overlapping area; or
any of the following circumstances exist—
an additional risk to safety or health in the overlapping area is identified;
consultation with coal mine workers indicates a review is necessary;
a risk control measure did not control the risk it was intended to control to an acceptable level.
For subsection (1) (b) , a change at the coal mine includes—
a change to the mine itself or any aspect of the mine environment; and
a change to a system of work, process or procedure at the mine.
The site senior executive for the coal mine must review and, if necessary, revise the joint interaction management plan.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
The review must take place in consultation with the operator of each authorised activities operating plant in the overlapping area and coal mine workers to the extent they are affected by the matters under review.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
The review must take place—
for subsection (1) (a) or (b) —before the change to the joint interaction management plan is made; or
for subsection (1) (c) —as soon as possible after the circumstance exists.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
A revision of the plan under subsection (3) must be recorded on the plan.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
If the site senior executive and the operator for an authorised activities operating plant in the overlapping area can not agree on the content of a revision of the plan, either party may apply for arbitration of the dispute.
s 64H ins 2014 No. 64 s 206
(sec.64H-ssec.1) This section applies if— it is proposed to change a joint interaction management plan; or a change at the coal mine is likely to give rise to an additional risk to safety or health in the overlapping area; or any of the following circumstances exist— an additional risk to safety or health in the overlapping area is identified; consultation with coal mine workers indicates a review is necessary; a risk control measure did not control the risk it was intended to control to an acceptable level.
(sec.64H-ssec.2) For subsection (1) (b) , a change at the coal mine includes— a change to the mine itself or any aspect of the mine environment; and a change to a system of work, process or procedure at the mine.
(sec.64H-ssec.3) The site senior executive for the coal mine must review and, if necessary, revise the joint interaction management plan. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
(sec.64H-ssec.4) The review must take place in consultation with the operator of each authorised activities operating plant in the overlapping area and coal mine workers to the extent they are affected by the matters under review. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
(sec.64H-ssec.5) The review must take place— for subsection (1) (a) or (b) —before the change to the joint interaction management plan is made; or for subsection (1) (c) —as soon as possible after the circumstance exists. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
(sec.64H-ssec.6) A revision of the plan under subsection (3) must be recorded on the plan. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
(sec.64H-ssec.7) If the site senior executive and the operator for an authorised activities operating plant in the overlapping area can not agree on the content of a revision of the plan, either party may apply for arbitration of the dispute.
- (a) it is proposed to change a joint interaction management plan; or
- (b) a change at the coal mine is likely to give rise to an additional risk to safety or health in the overlapping area; or
- (c) any of the following circumstances exist— (i) an additional risk to safety or health in the overlapping area is identified; (ii) consultation with coal mine workers indicates a review is necessary; (iii) a risk control measure did not control the risk it was intended to control to an acceptable level.
- (i) an additional risk to safety or health in the overlapping area is identified;
- (ii) consultation with coal mine workers indicates a review is necessary;
- (iii) a risk control measure did not control the risk it was intended to control to an acceptable level.
- (i) an additional risk to safety or health in the overlapping area is identified;
- (ii) consultation with coal mine workers indicates a review is necessary;
- (iii) a risk control measure did not control the risk it was intended to control to an acceptable level.
- (a) a change to the mine itself or any aspect of the mine environment; and
- (b) a change to a system of work, process or procedure at the mine.
- (a) for subsection (1) (a) or (b) —before the change to the joint interaction management plan is made; or
- (b) for subsection (1) (c) —as soon as possible after the circumstance exists.