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Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Act 2013
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#### 45 Training of mine safety and health representatives
45 Training of mine safety and health representatives
> > (1) A mine safety and health representative for a coal mine must undertake a course of training relating to work health and safety that is accredited by the regulator for the purposes of this section.
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> > (2) The mine operator of a coal mine must ensure that a person who is elected to be a mine safety and health representative for the coal mine undertakes the course of training as soon as is reasonably practicable after the person is elected.
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> > Maximum penalty—
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> > > (a) in the case of an individual—100 penalty units, or
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> > > (b) in the case of a body corporate—500 penalty units.
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> > (3) The mine operator of a coal mine must ensure that a mine safety and health representative for the coal mine is permitted to take any time off work, without loss of remuneration or other entitlements, that is necessary to undertake the training.
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> > Maximum penalty—
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> > > (a) in the case of an individual—100 penalty units, or
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> > > (b) in the case of a body corporate—500 penalty units.
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> **s 45:** Am 2022 No 24, Sch 1\[4\] \[5\].