Queensland Consolidated Acts

COAL MINING SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT 1999 - SECT 167

167 Directive to give report to chief inspector

(1) The chief inspector may give a directive to a person who has a safety and health obligation in relation to a coal mine to give the chief inspector a report about—

(a) risks from coal mining operations at the coal mine; or

(b) the safety of part or all of any plant, building or structure at the coal mine; or

(c) a serious accident or high potential incident at the coal mine.

(2) The directive must state—

(a) the objectives of the report; and

(b) that the person who prepares the report must be a person approved by the chief inspector.

(3) For subsection (2) (b) , the chief inspector may approve a person only if the person—

(a) has professional qualifications and experience relevant to preparing the report; and

(b) is not an employee of the coal mine operator for the coal mine or of a contractor for the coal mine.

(4) A report prepared under this section is not admissible in evidence against a site senior executive for a coal mine, or any other coal mine worker or ROC worker mentioned in the report, in a criminal proceeding other than a proceeding about the falsity or misleading nature of the report.