Queensland Consolidated Acts

MINING AND QUARRYING SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT 1999 - SECT 98

98 Site safety and health committees

(1) A site senior executive for a mine or part of a mine must establish a site safety and health committee for the mine or part if—

(a) asked by a site safety and health representative; or

(b) directed by the chief inspector.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

(2) However, the workers and the site senior executive may decide that there is to be more than 1 site safety and health committee for the mine or part of the mine if they consider this is necessary because of the size and complexity of operations.

(3) If more than 1 site safety and health committee is established, the area of the mine or part to be covered by each site safety and health committee must be decided.