Coal Mining Safety and Health and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 (Qld)

An Act to amend the Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999, the Geothermal Energy Act 2010, the Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009, the Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Act 2014, the Mineral Resources Act 1989, the Mineral Resources Regulation 2013 and the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 for particular purposes The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Coal Mining Safety and Health and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2022.

2 Commencement Part 2 commences on 25 November 2022.

Part 2 Amendment of Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999

3 Act amended This part amends the Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999. Note— See also the amendments in schedule 1.

4 Amendment of s 54 (Appointment of site senior executive) (1) Section 54, heading, 'Appointment'— omit, insert— Limitations on appointment (2) Section 54(5)— omit, insert— (5) Also, a coal mine operator must not appoint a person to be site senior executive for a coal mine or a separate part of a surface mine unless the person is an employee of— (a) the coal mine operator; or (b) an associated entity of the coal mine operator; or (c) an entity that employs or otherwise engages 80% or more of the coal mine workers at the coal mine. Maximum penalty—500 penalty units. (5A) However, subsection (5) does not apply if the only coal mining operations at the coal mine or the separate part of the surface mine are exploration activities under an exploration permit, mineral development licence or mining lease. (3) Section 54(5A) and (6)— renumber as section 54(6) and (7).