56Exhaust emissions and fuel standards

56 Exhaust emissions and fuel standards

56 Exhaust emissions and fuel standards

(1) The mine operator of an underground mine must ensure the following—

(a) exhaust emissions from diesel engines located underground are regularly sampled and analysed every 6 months by a qualified person,

(b) the results of the sampling and analysis by the qualified person are compared with the baseline exhaust emissions for the particular diesel engine when the engine was new, or as new,

(c) the engine is regularly maintained so that emissions from the engine are as low as reasonably practicable, having regard to the baseline exhaust emissions.

Maximum penalty—

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

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

(2) The mine operator of an underground mine must ensure fuel used at the mine is supplied in accordance with—

(a) the Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000 of the Commonwealth (the Commonwealth Act) and the Fuel Quality Standards (Automotive Diesel) Determination 2019 made under the Commonwealth Act, or

(b) a fuel standard that has been varied by an approval under the Commonwealth Act by the Minister administering the Commonwealth Act.

Maximum penalty—

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

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

(3) The mine operator of an underground mine must ensure fuel supplied in accordance with subsection (2)(b) or fuel additives used at the mine do not increase the health and safety risks to workers at the mine.

Maximum penalty—

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

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

(4) For subsection (3), comparison load testing on underground diesel engines at various load points must be used to determine whether a fuel or fuel additive increases the health and safety risks to workers at the mine.

(5) In this section—