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Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Act 1999
sec.94Stopping operations by site safety and health representatives
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### sec.94 Stopping operations by site safety and health representatives
This section applies if a site safety and health representative reasonably believes operations pose a serious danger to the safety and health of workers at the mine.
The site safety and health representative must first notify and consult with the site senior executive or an appropriate supervisor so that action may be taken to remove the danger to the safety and health of workers.
If consultation is not possible because immediate action to safeguard workers is necessary or if consultation does not lead to agreement on the action to be taken, a site safety and health representative may—
stop the operations or part of the operations; and
evacuate persons to a safe location.
The site safety and health representative must give a written report to each of the following persons about any action taken under subsection (3) and the reasons for the action—
the site senior executive;
an inspector;
a district workers’ representative.
s 94 amd 2024 No. 34 s 177
(sec.94-ssec.1) This section applies if a site safety and health representative reasonably believes operations pose a serious danger to the safety and health of workers at the mine.
(sec.94-ssec.2) The site safety and health representative must first notify and consult with the site senior executive or an appropriate supervisor so that action may be taken to remove the danger to the safety and health of workers.
(sec.94-ssec.3) If consultation is not possible because immediate action to safeguard workers is necessary or if consultation does not lead to agreement on the action to be taken, a site safety and health representative may— stop the operations or part of the operations; and evacuate persons to a safe location.
(sec.94-ssec.4) The site safety and health representative must give a written report to each of the following persons about any action taken under subsection (3) and the reasons for the action— the site senior executive; an inspector; a district workers’ representative.
- (a) stop the operations or part of the operations; and
- (b) evacuate persons to a safe location.
- (a) the site senior executive;
- (b) an inspector;
- (c) a district workers’ representative.