Queensland Consolidated Acts

COAL MINING SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT 1999 - SECT 32

32 Cooperation to achieve objects of Act

(1) This Act seeks to achieve cooperation between coal operators, site senior executives and coal workers to achieve the objects of the Act .

(2) Cooperation is an important strategy in achieving the objects of the Act and is achieved—

(a) at an industry level by—

(i) the establishment of the coal mining safety and health advisory committee under part 6 ; and

(ii) the appointment of industry safety and health representatives under part 8 ; and

(b) at coal mine level by—

(i) the election of site safety and health representatives under part 7 ; and

(ii) the process of involving coal mine workers in the management of risk.