Queensland Consolidated Acts

COAL MINING SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT 1999 - SECT 76A

76A Other functions of committee

The committee also has the following functions—

(a) recognising, establishing and publishing the following competencies—

(i) the competencies accepted by the committee as qualifying a person to perform the tasks prescribed by regulation;

(ii) the safety and health competencies required to perform the duties of a person under this Act;

(b) developing a 5-year strategic plan for improving the safety and health of persons at coal mines and persons who may be affected by coal mining operations;

(c) periodically evaluating, and at least once each year updating, the 5-year strategic plan;

(d) developing action plans to achieve measurable targets set in the 5-year strategic plan;

(e) obtaining information from RSHQ to assess the fulfilment of the 5-year strategic plan and the action plans mentioned in paragraph (d) ;

(f) identifying and prioritising critical risks to the safety and health of persons at coal mines and persons who may be affected by coal mining operations;

(g) providing advice to the coal mining industry about the risks mentioned in paragraph (f) ;

(h) providing information to the Minister about the performance of RSHQ.