sec.53Additional requirements for management of underground mines

### sec.53 Additional requirements for management of underground mines The site senior executive must appoint a person to be underground mine manager to control and manage an underground mine. Maximum penalty—400 penalty units. However, the site senior executive may be appointed underground mine manager by the operator for the mine. If 20 or more persons work underground in a mine— the site senior executive must not appoint a person as an underground mine manager unless the person has both of the following board qualifications— a first class certificate of competency for an underground mine; the practising certificate required by the board of examiners to be held by a person holding the board qualification mentioned in subparagraph (i) ; and the operator must not appoint the site senior executive as underground mine manager unless the site senior executive holds both of the following board qualifications— a first class certificate of competency for an underground mine; the practising certificate required by the board of examiners to be held by a person holding the board qualification mentioned in subparagraph (i) . Maximum penalty—400 penalty units. The operator or site senior executive may appoint a person as underground mine manager for more than 1 mine at the same time only with the written approval of the chief inspector. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. As soon as practicable after appointing an underground mine manager, the operator or site senior executive must give an inspector for the region in which an underground mine is situated notice of the appointment. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. s 53 amd 2024 No. 34 s 169 (sec.53-ssec.1) The site senior executive must appoint a person to be underground mine manager to control and manage an underground mine. Maximum penalty—400 penalty units. (sec.53-ssec.2) However, the site senior executive may be appointed underground mine manager by the operator for the mine. (sec.53-ssec.3) If 20 or more persons work underground in a mine— the site senior executive must not appoint a person as an underground mine manager unless the person has both of the following board qualifications— a first class certificate of competency for an underground mine; the practising certificate required by the board of examiners to be held by a person holding the board qualification mentioned in subparagraph (i) ; and the operator must not appoint the site senior executive as underground mine manager unless the site senior executive holds both of the following board qualifications— a first class certificate of competency for an underground mine; the practising certificate required by the board of examiners to be held by a person holding the board qualification mentioned in subparagraph (i) . Maximum penalty—400 penalty units. (sec.53-ssec.4) The operator or site senior executive may appoint a person as underground mine manager for more than 1 mine at the same time only with the written approval of the chief inspector. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. (sec.53-ssec.5) As soon as practicable after appointing an underground mine manager, the operator or site senior executive must give an inspector for the region in which an underground mine is situated notice of the appointment. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. - (a) the site senior executive must not appoint a person as an underground mine manager unless the person has both of the following board qualifications— (i) a first class certificate of competency for an underground mine; (ii) the practising certificate required by the board of examiners to be held by a person holding the board qualification mentioned in subparagraph (i) ; and - (i) a first class certificate of competency for an underground mine; - (ii) the practising certificate required by the board of examiners to be held by a person holding the board qualification mentioned in subparagraph (i) ; and - (b) the operator must not appoint the site senior executive as underground mine manager unless the site senior executive holds both of the following board qualifications— (i) a first class certificate of competency for an underground mine; (ii) the practising certificate required by the board of examiners to be held by a person holding the board qualification mentioned in subparagraph (i) . - (i) a first class certificate of competency for an underground mine; - (ii) the practising certificate required by the board of examiners to be held by a person holding the board qualification mentioned in subparagraph (i) . - (i) a first class certificate of competency for an underground mine; - (ii) the practising certificate required by the board of examiners to be held by a person holding the board qualification mentioned in subparagraph (i) ; and - (i) a first class certificate of competency for an underground mine; - (ii) the practising certificate required by the board of examiners to be held by a person holding the board qualification mentioned in subparagraph (i) .