Resources Safety and Health Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (Qld)

An Act to amend the Coal Mining Safety and Health Act 1999, the Explosives Act 1999, the Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Act 1999, the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 and the Resources Safety and Health Queensland Act 2020 for particular purposes The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Resources Safety and Health Legislation Amendment Act 2024.

2 Commencement (1) The following provisions commence on the day that is 5 years after the commencement under subsection (3) of section 25— (a) section 26(2), (3) and (4); (b) section 27(1); (c) section 100, to the extent it inserts new section 332. (2) Section 29(3) commences on the day that is 5 years after the commencement under subsection (3) of section 29(2). (3) The remaining provisions of this Act commence on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

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.

4 Amendment of s 9 (Meaning of coal mine ) (1) Section 9(1)(b), ', adjacent to, or contiguous with,'— omit, insert— or adjacent to (2) Section 9(2), ', adjacent to, or contiguous with'— omit, insert— or adjacent to

5 Replacement of s 26 (Meaning of supervisor ) Section 26— omit, insert—

26 Meaning of supervisor A supervisor at a coal mine is a person appointed under section 56 to— (a) implement and monitor the coal mine's safety and health management system; and (b) give directions to other coal mine workers at the coal mine in accordance with the safety and health management system.

6 Amendment of s 30 (How is an acceptable level of risk achieved) (1) Section 30(2)— insert— (ca) provide for critical controls; and (2) Section 30(2)(ca) to (f)— renumber as section 30(2)(d) to (g).