Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022
188Shotfiring apparatus to be overhauled or repaired by accredited person—the WHS Act, Sch 3, cl 3
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188 Shotfiring apparatus to be overhauled or repaired by accredited person—the WHS Act, Sch 3, cl 3
188 Shotfiring apparatus to be overhauled or repaired by accredited person—the WHS Act, Sch 3, cl 3
The operator of an underground coal mine must ensure shotfiring apparatus, including exploders and circuit testers, used at the mine is not overhauled or repaired by a person unless the person is accredited by the National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia to carry out the overhauling or repair in accordance with the accreditation.
Maximum penalty—
(a) for an individual—60 penalty units, or
(b) for a body corporate—300 penalty units.
s 188: Am 2024 (642), Sch 1[5].