17Mining vehicle activity

#### 17 Mining vehicle activity The expression mining vehicle activity means: (a) the service, maintenance or repair of vehicles, plant or equipment for use in a mining operation referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of the definition of that expression in subsection 11(1) if the service, maintenance or repair: (i) occurs at the place where the mining operation is carried on; and (ii) is carried out by the person who carries on the mining operation or by a person contracted by that person to carry out the service, maintenance or repair; or (b) the service, maintenance or repair of vehicles or equipment solely for use in a mining transport activity referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition of that expression in section 12 if the service, maintenance or repair is carried out by: (i) the person who carries on the mining operation; or (ii) a person contracted by that person to carry out the service, maintenance or repair; or (c) the service, maintenance or repair of transport networks (including conveyor belts, pipelines and railway lines) that are employed solely for use in a mining transport activity referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition of that expression in section 12 to the extent that the service, maintenance or repair: (i) is carried out on so much of the network as is located at the place where a mining operation referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of the definition of that expression in subsection 11(1) is carried out; and (ii) is carried out by the person who carries on the mining transport activity referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition of that expression in section 12 or by a person contracted by that person to carry out the service, maintenance or repair.