Queensland Consolidated Acts

COAL MINING SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT 1999 - SECT 129D

129D Functions of authorised officers

Subject to sections 129B and 129C , authorised officers have the following functions—

(a) to monitor safety and health performance at coal mines;

(b) to inspect and audit coal mines to assess whether risk is at an acceptable level;

(c) to help persons to achieve the purposes of this Act by providing advice and information on how the purposes are to be achieved;

(d) to check that safety and health management systems and procedures are in place to control risk to persons affected by coal mining operations;

(e) to investigate serious accidents and high potential incidents at coal mines;

(f) to investigate matters at coal mines that affect the successful management of risk to persons;

(g) to investigate complaints about matters relating to safety or health resulting from coal mining operations;

(h) to investigate whether persons required to provide information to the CEO under this Act have provided the information and whether the information is correct.