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Coal Mining Safety and Health Regulation 2017
sec.47Employer’s responsibility for health assessment
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### sec.47 Employer’s responsibility for health assessment
An employer of coal mine workers must, for each health assessment for a person, ensure the appointed medical adviser—
gives a copy of the health assessment report to—
the person; and
the employer; and
explains the health assessment report to—
the person or the person’s representative; and
if requested by the person—another doctor nominated by the person; and
if requested by the employer and agreed to by the person—the employer, in the presence of the person.
The employer must pay for—
the health assessment; and
if the person has a subsequent assessment—the subsequent assessment; and
the giving of the copies and explanations of the report under subsection (1) .
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
Subsection (2) is not a safety and health obligation for the Act .
Nothing in this division makes the employer responsible for the treatment of any physical or medical condition of the person to whom the report relates.
s 47 amd 2018 SL No. 102 s 15
(sec.47-ssec.1) An employer of coal mine workers must, for each health assessment for a person, ensure the appointed medical adviser— gives a copy of the health assessment report to— the person; and the employer; and explains the health assessment report to— the person or the person’s representative; and if requested by the person—another doctor nominated by the person; and if requested by the employer and agreed to by the person—the employer, in the presence of the person.
(sec.47-ssec.2) The employer must pay for— the health assessment; and if the person has a subsequent assessment—the subsequent assessment; and the giving of the copies and explanations of the report under subsection (1) . Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
(sec.47-ssec.3) Subsection (2) is not a safety and health obligation for the Act .
(sec.47-ssec.4) Nothing in this division makes the employer responsible for the treatment of any physical or medical condition of the person to whom the report relates.
- (a) gives a copy of the health assessment report to— (i) the person; and (ii) the employer; and
- (i) the person; and
- (ii) the employer; and
- (b) explains the health assessment report to— (i) the person or the person’s representative; and (ii) if requested by the person—another doctor nominated by the person; and (iii) if requested by the employer and agreed to by the person—the employer, in the presence of the person.
- (i) the person or the person’s representative; and
- (ii) if requested by the person—another doctor nominated by the person; and
- (iii) if requested by the employer and agreed to by the person—the employer, in the presence of the person.
- (i) the person; and
- (ii) the employer; and
- (i) the person or the person’s representative; and
- (ii) if requested by the person—another doctor nominated by the person; and
- (iii) if requested by the employer and agreed to by the person—the employer, in the presence of the person.
- (a) the health assessment; and
- (b) if the person has a subsequent assessment—the subsequent assessment; and
- (c) the giving of the copies and explanations of the report under subsection (1) .