259Work practices

259 Work practices

259 Work practices

A person who is a mining licence holder or an associate of the holder, in carrying out activities in the licence area that are authorised by the licence, must take all reasonable steps:

(a) to ensure that the activities are carried out at a standard that is accepted as reasonable and proper in the mining industry, and

(b) to maintain in good repair all structures and equipment erected in, or brought into, the licence area by the person, and

(c) to remove from the licence area any structure, equipment or other property that:

(i) belongs to the person, or is under the person’s control, and

(ii) is not being used, or is not going to be used, in connection with the activities.

Maximum penalty: $20 000.

Note—

The safety of offshore exploration and mining activities is governed by the Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Act 2013.

s 259: Am 2002 No 129, Sch 2.13; 2004 No 74, Sch 4.7; 2013 No 54, Sch 3.8; 2015 No 43, Sch 4.8.