Queensland Consolidated Acts

COAL MINING SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT 1999 - SECT 67

67 Plans of coal mine workings

(1) A site senior executive for a coal mine must keep at the mine—

(a) plans showing, as far as practicable—

(i) the extent of the mine workings and the current position of any part of the mine workings; and

(ii) for an underground mine, the significant topographical features on the surface above the mine; and

(b) plans showing the extent of mining undertaken at or near the mine; and

(c) information likely to be required to evaluate the effect of the mine on—

(i) the safety of adjoining coal mines; and

(ii) any potential uncontrolled flow of material into the mine workings; and

(d) information likely to be required to evaluate the effect of any adjoining mine on the safety of the mine; and

(e) if part 4 , division 3A applies—plans showing each of the following for the overlapping area if identified in an agreed joint development plan—

(i) the IMA;

(ii) the RMA;

(iii) the FMA;

(iv) the SOZ.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

(2) A site senior executive for a coal mine must produce to the chief inspector, before 31 December each year, plans showing the extent of the mine workings.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

(3) Also, a site senior executive for a coal mine, if asked by an inspector, inspection officer or industry safety and health representative, must produce to the inspector, officer or representative plans showing the extent of the mine workings or the current position of any part of the mine workings and the information mentioned in subsection (1) (c) and (d) .

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

(4) If a coal mine is abandoned, the person who was the coal mine operator for the mine immediately before the abandonment must, within 14 days after the abandonment, give the chief inspector plans showing the extent of mining undertaken at the mine.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.

(5) A site senior executive of a mine must, as soon as reasonably practicable, provide information mentioned in subsection (1) (c) or (d) to the site senior executive of an adjoining mine—

(a) if asked by the site senior executive of the adjoining mine; or

(b) if the information is relevant to the safety of the adjoining mine.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

(6) The accuracy of the plans mentioned in this section must be certified by—

(a) for a surface mine—

(i) a person registered, under the Surveyors Act 2003 , as a surveyor with a registration endorsement of ‘mining (A)’ or ‘mining (O)’; or

(ii) a person with other competencies for surface mining surveying the committee considers is at least equivalent to the competencies mentioned in subparagraph (i) ; or

(b) for an underground mine—

(i) a person registered, under the Surveyors Act 2003 , as a surveyor with a registration endorsement of ‘mining (A)’; or

(ii) a person with other competencies for underground mining surveying the committee considers is at least equivalent to the competencies mentioned in subparagraph (i) .

(7) A reference in this section to plans is a reference to plans as certified under subsection (6) .

(8) In this section—

"agreed joint development plan" see the Common Provisions Act , section 103 .