Queensland Consolidated Acts

COAL MINING SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT 1999 - SECT 257

257 Limitation on time for starting proceedings

(1) A proceeding for an offence against this Act must start within the latest of the following periods to end—

(a) 2 years after the offence first comes to the notice of the complainant;

(b) if an enforceable undertaking has been given in relation to the offence, 6 months after the latest of the following to happen—

(i) the enforceable undertaking is contravened;

(ii) it comes to the notice of the CEO that the enforceable undertaking has been contravened;

(iii) the CEO agrees under section 267Q to the withdrawal of the enforceable undertaking;

(c) if the offence involves a breach of an obligation causing death and the death is investigated by a coroner under the Coroners Act 2003 —2 years after the coroner makes a finding in relation to the death.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a proceeding for an offence against part 3A .