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Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Act 2013
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#### 67 Functions of Board
67 Functions of Board
> > (1) The Board has the following functions—
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> > > (a) to oversee the development of competence standards for persons exercising functions at a mine or petroleum site that may impact on the health and safety of any person,
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> > > (b) to undertake initial and ongoing assessments of the competence of persons exercising any such function,
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> > > (c) to advise the Minister on matters related to the competence required of persons to exercise any such function.
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> > (2) The Board also has any function conferred or imposed on it by this Act, the regulations or the Minister.
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> > (3) Without limiting subsection (1), the Board may do any or all of the following for the purpose of carrying out its functions—
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> > > (a) engage consultants,
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> > > (b) develop competence standards or cause competence standards to be developed,
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> > > (c) assess a person’s competence, cause a person’s competence to be assessed or accept an assessment of a person’s competence.
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> **s 67:** Am 2015 No 43, Sch 1 \[49\].