Coal Legislation Amendment Bill 1997 (Qld)

Queensland

COAL LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 1997

COAL LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 1997

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

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PART 1—PRELIMINARY

Short title 2.0... eee eee 6 Commencement... 0.0.0... 6c cece eee eee 6 PART 2—AMENDMENT OF THE COAL MINING ACT 1925 Act amended in pt2 ©1122... ccc cece eee cette teens 6 Amendment of s 4 (Interpretation) ..............0....0..000.0000000. 6 Amendment of s 74 (Inquiries into accidents) ....................0.. 7 Omission of s 76 (Rescue brigade) ............... 0.00022 8 Insertion of new pts 4A and 4B... 6... eee 8

PART 4A—MINES RESCUE

Division 1—Preliminary

103A Objects of pt4A ... eee eens 8 103B Definitions for pt4A 2.0.60... eee eee 8 103C Meaning of "mines rescue capability" ................ 0000s 9 103D Meaning of "mines rescue agreement"...............00-0005- 9

Division 2—Obligations of mine owners and users

Subdivision 1—All owners

103E Owner must be a party to a mines rescue agreement............ 10 103F Owner must contribute..........0..0 0... eee eee eee 10 Subdivision 2—Further obligation of underground mine owners

103G Provision of a mines rescue capability ...............00000005 11 Coal Legislation Amendment

Subdivision 3—Mine users 103H Mine not to be used if div 2 contravened .................-.04. 11 Division 3—Accredited corporations

Subdivision 1—Accreditation

1031 Accreditation ....... 6.6... cece ees 12 103J_ Accreditation conditions ............ 0.00. cee eee ee eee 12 103K Refusal to accredit...... 0... cece eee eee 13 103L Amending, suspending or cancelling accreditations—grounds .... 13 103M Amending, suspending or cancelling accreditations—procedure .. 14

Subdivision 2—Functions and performance

103N Functions ........ 2.0... eee en ee teen eee 15 1030 Performance criteria ...... 2.0... eee eee eee 16 103P Reporting to Minister .......... 00... eee eee 17