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Coal Mining Safety and Health Regulation 2017
sec.327Sealing underground mine
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### sec.327 Sealing underground mine
The underground mine manager for an underground mine must ensure the mine, or part of the mine, is not sealed unless—
the underground mine manager has given notice of the proposed sealing under section 326 ; and
the inspector to whom the notice was given has given the underground mine manager a written acknowledgement that the inspector is satisfied with the details of the proposed sealing given in the notice.
The underground mine manager must ensure the mine, or part, is sealed in the way acknowledged by the inspector.
This section does not apply to sealing the mine in an emergency.
(sec.327-ssec.1) The underground mine manager for an underground mine must ensure the mine, or part of the mine, is not sealed unless— the underground mine manager has given notice of the proposed sealing under section 326 ; and the inspector to whom the notice was given has given the underground mine manager a written acknowledgement that the inspector is satisfied with the details of the proposed sealing given in the notice.
(sec.327-ssec.2) The underground mine manager must ensure the mine, or part, is sealed in the way acknowledged by the inspector.
(sec.327-ssec.3) This section does not apply to sealing the mine in an emergency.
- (a) the underground mine manager has given notice of the proposed sealing under section 326 ; and
- (b) the inspector to whom the notice was given has given the underground mine manager a written acknowledgement that the inspector is satisfied with the details of the proposed sealing given in the notice.