Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated ActsThe objects of this Act are—
(a) to protect the safety and health of persons at coal mines and persons who may be affected by coal mining operations; and
(b) to require that the risk of injury or illness to any person resulting from coal mining operations be at an acceptable level; and
(c) to provide a way of monitoring the effectiveness and administration of provisions relating to safety and health under this Act and other mining legislation.