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Mutual Recognition Act 1992 - Section 32 - Ministerial Declaration (21/05/2004)

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This ministerial declaration treats a Western Australian First Class Coal Mine Manager’s Certificate (Item A) and a New South Wales Open Cut Mine Manager’s Certificate (Item B) as equivalent for the occupations listed, effective 9 December 1995. Made jointly by the WA and NSW ministers, it means holders of those certificates can be treated as qualified across the two states. It matters to certificate-holders, their employers and state regulators because recognition now depends on the schedule’s mapping and the statutes cited, including any future NSW certificates that correspond.

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Mutual Recognition Act 1992 - Section 32 - Ministerial Declaration (21/05/2004)

MUTUAL RECOGNITION ACT 1992 – S.32

Ministerial Declaration

Whereas no underground coal mines exist in Western Australia, we jointly declare
that as from 9 December 1995:

(a) the occupation which may be carried on only by a person granted a Western
Australian Certificate Item A in Schedule 1; and

(b) the occupation which may be carried on only by a person granted a New South
Wales Certificate Item B in Schedule 1.

are equivalent.

21 May

Dated this----------day of------------------2004

The Honourable Clive Brown MLA

Western Australian Minister for State Development

5 April

Dated this----------day of-------------------2004

The Honourable Kerry Hickey MP

New South Wales Minister for Mineral Resources

SCHEDULE 1

DOMAINS OF MINING BEING LEGALLY APPLICABLE TO THE STATUTORY CERTIFICATES OF MINE MANAGEMENT COMPETENCY HEREUNDER, FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA AND NEW SOUTH WALES

The hatched domain indicates there are no underground coal mines in Western Australia.

The table only depicts those certificates referenced in Ministerial Declaration.

DOMAIN	COAL
Open Cut	Western Australia: Item ANew South Wales: Item B
Underground	Western Australia: Item A

Item	State	Certificate	Statute
A	WA	First Class Coal Mine Manager’s Certificate of Competency	Mines Safety & Inspection Regulation (WA) 1995
B	NSW	Open Cut Mine Manager’s Certificate of Competency (Open Cut Coal Mines)Any certificate that maycorrespond to the above,under the Coal Mine Health & Safety Act 2002 andcorresponding regulations, when they commence	Part 2, Divisions 2, 3 and 4of the Coal Mines Regulation act 1982 No. 67 as amendedCoal Mine Health & Safety Act 2002 (and relevant regulations that may be made under it)

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1 Mutual Recognition Act 1992 - Section 32 - Ministerial Declaration (21/05/2004)