sec.16Giving notice of incidents

### sec.16 Giving notice of incidents The site senior executive for a coal mine must give an inspector notice, in the approved form, if any of the following incidents happen at the mine— a person suffers an injury— of a severity that requires treatment by a doctor, or a nurse, or a person qualified to give first aid; or that prevents the person from carrying out the person’s normal duties at the mine; a high potential incident not mentioned in paragraph (a) . The notice must be given to the inspector— within 1 month after the incident happens; or if the CEO or chief inspector by notice approves a longer period, of not more than 12 months, within which to give the notice—within the longer period. A coal mine’s safety and health management system must include procedures for— telling a site safety and health representative about the things mentioned in section 106 of the Act ; and giving notice to an inspector and industry safety and health representative under section 198 of the Act . In this section— nurse means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the nursing profession, other than as a student. s 16 amd 2018 SL No. 187 s 8 ; 2024 SL No. 167 s 11 (sec.16-ssec.1) The site senior executive for a coal mine must give an inspector notice, in the approved form, if any of the following incidents happen at the mine— a person suffers an injury— of a severity that requires treatment by a doctor, or a nurse, or a person qualified to give first aid; or that prevents the person from carrying out the person’s normal duties at the mine; a high potential incident not mentioned in paragraph (a) . (sec.16-ssec.2) The notice must be given to the inspector— within 1 month after the incident happens; or if the CEO or chief inspector by notice approves a longer period, of not more than 12 months, within which to give the notice—within the longer period. (sec.16-ssec.3) A coal mine’s safety and health management system must include procedures for— telling a site safety and health representative about the things mentioned in section 106 of the Act ; and giving notice to an inspector and industry safety and health representative under section 198 of the Act . (sec.16-ssec.4) In this section— nurse means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the nursing profession, other than as a student. - (a) a person suffers an injury— (i) of a severity that requires treatment by a doctor, or a nurse, or a person qualified to give first aid; or (ii) that prevents the person from carrying out the person’s normal duties at the mine; - (i) of a severity that requires treatment by a doctor, or a nurse, or a person qualified to give first aid; or - (ii) that prevents the person from carrying out the person’s normal duties at the mine; - (b) a high potential incident not mentioned in paragraph (a) . - (i) of a severity that requires treatment by a doctor, or a nurse, or a person qualified to give first aid; or - (ii) that prevents the person from carrying out the person’s normal duties at the mine; - (a) within 1 month after the incident happens; or - (b) if the CEO or chief inspector by notice approves a longer period, of not more than 12 months, within which to give the notice—within the longer period. - (a) telling a site safety and health representative about the things mentioned in section 106 of the Act ; and - (b) giving notice to an inspector and industry safety and health representative under section 198 of the Act .