Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017
402Inquiry before making determination
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402 Inquiry before making determination
(1) The Authority may conduct an inquiry to determine whether or not—
(a) a mine is a prescribed mine, for the purposes of this Part; or
(b) mines in a class of mines are prescribed mines, for the purposes of this Part.
(2) The Authority must give written notice of an inquiry under subregulation (1) to the operator of a mine that—
(a) is the subject of the proposed inquiry; or
(b) is or may be in the class of mines that is the subject of the proposed inquiry.
(3) A notice under subregulation (2) must—
(b) invite the operator to make submissions in relation to the inquiry within 28 days of the date of the notice.
(4) The Authority must consider any submissions made by the operator.