448Major mining hazards in prescribed mines

448 Major mining hazards in prescribed mines

An employee at a prescribed mine must—

(a) participate in the testing of the emergency plan; and

(b) follow the emergency plan when it is activated; and

(c) immediately inform the operator of any circumstance that the employee considers might be a major mining hazard.

Chapter 6—Licensing and registration

Part 6.1—Licences

Division 1—Applications

Subdivision 1—General provisions

449 Matters to be included in licence application

An applicant for a licence must include the following in the application—

(a) any evidence of identity required by the Authority;

(b) if required by the Authority, a photograph of the applicant of the size and in the form specified by the Authority;

(c) a declaration as to whether or not the applicant (and in the case of a body corporate, any officer of the applicant body corporate) has ever been found guilty of any offence under any relevant occupational health and safety legislation;

(d) details of any finding of guilt declared under paragraph (c);

(e) a declaration as to whether the applicant (and in the case of a body corporate, any officer of the applicant body corporate) has ever previously had a licence or approval suspended or cancelled under any relevant occupational health and safety legislation, and if so, details of the suspension or cancellation;

(f) a declaration to the effect that the information contained in the application is, to the best of the applicant's knowledge, true;

(g) if the applicant seeks to have the licence granted in the name of a business, the business name and written evidence required by the Authority of the registration of the business name.

1 Relevant occupational health and safety legislation is defined in regulation 5.

2 Regulation 532 enables the Authority to specify the form of the application, how it is to be made and to specify other information and documents that must be included in or with applications. There are also additional requirements that must be complied with in relation to applications for particular types of licences—see Subdivision 2 (high risk work licences), Subdivision 3 (asbestos removal licences), Subdivision 4 (carcinogens licences) and Subdivision 5 (major hazard facility licences).