Queensland Consolidated Acts

COAL MINING SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT 1999 - SECT 22

22 Meaning of geographically separated

(1) For section 21 (4) , a part of a surface mine is
"geographically separated" from the rest of the mine if there is a clear boundary between the part of the surface mine and the rest of the mine.

(2) Examples of a part of a surface mine that is geographically separated from the rest of the mine include the following—

(a) a treatment plant that has all of its own facilities;

(b) a surface mine excavation that has its own facilities, including haul roads not shared with persons involved in operations in another part of the mine;

(c) a place where exploration activities are carried out if persons carrying out the activities do not share facilities with persons involved in coal mining operations in another part of the mine.