sec.164Directive to give report to chief inspector

### sec.164 Directive to give report to chief inspector The chief inspector may give a directive to a person who has a safety and health obligation in relation to a mine to give the chief inspector a report about— risks from operations at the mine; or the safety of part or all of any plant, building or structure at the mine; or a serious accident or high potential incident at the mine. The directive must state— the objectives of the report; and that the person who prepares the report must be a person approved by the chief inspector. For subsection (2) (b) , the chief inspector may approve a person only if the person— has professional qualifications and experience relevant to preparing the report; and is not an employee of the operator for the mine or of a contractor at the mine. A report prepared under this section is not admissible in evidence against a site senior executive for a mine, or any other worker or ROC worker mentioned in the report, in a criminal proceeding other than a proceeding about the falsity or misleading nature of the report. s 164 sub 2024 No. 34 s 189 (sec.164-ssec.1) The chief inspector may give a directive to a person who has a safety and health obligation in relation to a mine to give the chief inspector a report about— risks from operations at the mine; or the safety of part or all of any plant, building or structure at the mine; or a serious accident or high potential incident at the mine. (sec.164-ssec.2) The directive must state— the objectives of the report; and that the person who prepares the report must be a person approved by the chief inspector. (sec.164-ssec.3) For subsection (2) (b) , the chief inspector may approve a person only if the person— has professional qualifications and experience relevant to preparing the report; and is not an employee of the operator for the mine or of a contractor at the mine. (sec.164-ssec.4) A report prepared under this section is not admissible in evidence against a site senior executive for a mine, or any other worker or ROC worker mentioned in the report, in a criminal proceeding other than a proceeding about the falsity or misleading nature of the report. - (a) risks from operations at the mine; or - (b) the safety of part or all of any plant, building or structure at the mine; or - (c) a serious accident or high potential incident at the mine. - (a) the objectives of the report; and - (b) that the person who prepares the report must be a person approved by the chief inspector. - (a) has professional qualifications and experience relevant to preparing the report; and - (b) is not an employee of the operator for the mine or of a contractor at the mine.