Queensland Consolidated Acts

MINING AND QUARRYING SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT 1999 - SECT 54

54 Acting underground mine manager

(1) If the underground mine manager is temporarily absent from duty for more than 14 days, the operator or the site senior executive for the mine must appoint, in writing, a person to act as underground mine manager during the absence.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

(2) To remove doubt, section 53 (2) to (5) applies to an appointment under subsection (1) .

(3) The person acting as the underground mine manager is subject to all of the obligations of an underground mine manager.