126Work health and safety reports

126 Work health and safety reports

126 Work health and safety reports

(1) The mine operator of a mine must give the regulator a work health and safety report in accordance with this section.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—60 penalty units, or

(b) for a body corporate—300 penalty units.

(2) The report must—

(a) be given at the times or intervals, including annually, required by the regulator, and

(b) be given in the approved way and form, and

(c) contain the information specified in Schedule 9.

(3) This section does not apply to—

(a) a mine, other than a coal mine, at which the total number of hours worked by all workers at the mine during the reporting period is less than 10,000 hours, including additional hours and overtime, or

(b) a mine, including a mineral exploration site, at which no mining operations are carried out during the reporting period other than activities carried out for the purpose of exploring for minerals.

(4) In this section—

reporting period means the 12-month period ending on 30 June in each year.