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Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Act 1999
sec.45DIndustrial manslaughter—senior officer
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### sec.45D Industrial manslaughter—senior officer
A senior officer of an employer for a mine commits an offence if—
a worker—
dies in the course of carrying out work at the mine; or
is injured in the course of carrying out work at the mine and later dies; and
the senior officer’s conduct causes the death of the worker; and
the senior officer is negligent about causing the death of the worker by the conduct.
Maximum penalty—20 years imprisonment.
An offence against subsection (1) is a crime.
s 45D ins 2020 No. 14 s 157
(sec.45D-ssec.1) A senior officer of an employer for a mine commits an offence if— a worker— dies in the course of carrying out work at the mine; or is injured in the course of carrying out work at the mine and later dies; and the senior officer’s conduct causes the death of the worker; and the senior officer is negligent about causing the death of the worker by the conduct. Maximum penalty—20 years imprisonment.
(sec.45D-ssec.2) An offence against subsection (1) is a crime.
- (a) a worker— (i) dies in the course of carrying out work at the mine; or (ii) is injured in the course of carrying out work at the mine and later dies; and
- (i) dies in the course of carrying out work at the mine; or
- (ii) is injured in the course of carrying out work at the mine and later dies; and
- (b) the senior officer’s conduct causes the death of the worker; and
- (c) the senior officer is negligent about causing the death of the worker by the conduct.
- (i) dies in the course of carrying out work at the mine; or
- (ii) is injured in the course of carrying out work at the mine and later dies; and