Queensland Consolidated Acts

COAL MINING SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT 1999 - SECT 29

29 What is an acceptable level of risk

(1) For risk to a person from coal mining operations to be at an
"acceptable level" , the operations must be carried out so that the level of risk from the operations is—

(a) within acceptable limits; and

(b) as low as reasonably achievable.

(2) To decide whether risk is within acceptable limits and as low as reasonably achievable regard must be had to—

(a) the likelihood of injury or illness to a person arising out of the risk; and

(b) the severity of the injury or illness.