Queensland Consolidated Acts

MINING AND QUARRYING SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT 1999 - SECT 50

50 Management structure for safe operations at mines

(1) The site senior executive must—

(a) develop and maintain a management structure for the 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—

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

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

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

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

(e) provide for a competent person to perform the duties of a supervisor while the supervisor is absent.

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.