Queensland Consolidated Acts

COAL MINING SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT 1999 - SECT 25

25 Meaning of site senior executive

(1) The
"site senior executive" for a coal mine is the most senior officer employed or otherwise engaged by the coal mine operator for the coal mine who—

(a) is located at or near the coal mine; and

(b) has responsibility for the coal mine.

(2) Subsection (1) (a) does not require an officer with responsibility for exploration activities under an exploration permit or mineral development licence to be located at or near the coal mine.

(3) If the officer only has responsibility for a separate part of a surface mine, the officer’s responsibilities and safety and health obligations under this Act as a site senior executive for a coal mine are limited to the separate part of the surface mine for which the officer has responsibility.