Queensland Consolidated Regulations

COAL MINING SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATION 2017 - REG 45

45 Employer must appoint medical adviser

(1) An employer of coal mine workers must—

(a) appoint, in writing, a doctor who is an approved supervising doctor (the
"appointed medical adviser" ) to supervise and report on—

(i) health assessments for persons to be employed, or employed, by the employer as a coal mine worker; and

(ii) exit assessments for persons employed by the employer who permanently retire from working as a coal mine worker; and

(b) give notice to the CEO of the appointment, including the appointed medical adviser’s name and contact details, as soon as practicable after the appointment; and

(c) if the appointment ends—give notice to the CEO of the ending of the appointment as soon as practicable after the appointment ends.

(2) The employer must include in the contract appointing the appointed medical adviser an obligation on the adviser to discuss, and give advice about, appropriate duties for a coal mine worker, under subsection (3) .

(3) The discussions must be held with, and the advice given to—

(a) the employer; and

(b) the coal mine worker or the worker’s representative.

(4) The employer must also include in the contract an obligation on the appointed medical adviser, if asked by a coal mine worker, to discuss the worker’s health assessment with another doctor appointed by the worker.