Queensland Consolidated Acts

COAL MINING SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT 1999 - SECT 55

55 Management structure for safe operations at coal mines

(1) The site senior executive for a coal mine must—

(a) develop and maintain a management structure for the coal mine in a way that allows development and implementation of the safety and health management system; and

(b) document the management structure.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(2) The document must state—

(a) the responsibilities of the site senior executive; and

(b) the responsibilities and competencies required for senior positions in the structure; and

(c) the names of the persons holding the senior positions and their competencies; and

(d) the name of the person who is responsible for establishing and implementing a system for managing contractors at the coal mine; and

(e) the competencies required, and the responsibilities, for each other supervisory position at the mine.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(3) For subsection (2) (b) , an inspector may by notice given to the site senior executive declare a position to be a senior position.

(4) For each supervisory position mentioned in subsection (2) (e) , the site senior executive must also keep a record of the names and competencies of each person authorised to carry out the responsibilities of the position.