Queensland Consolidated Regulations

COAL MINING SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATION 2017 - REG 47

47 Employer’s responsibility for health assessment

(1) An employer of coal mine workers must, for each health assessment for a person, ensure the appointed medical adviser—

(a) gives a copy of the health assessment report to—

(i) the person; and

(ii) the employer; and

(b) explains the health assessment report to—

(i) the person or the person’s representative; and

(ii) if requested by the person—another doctor nominated by the person; and

(iii) if requested by the employer and agreed to by the person—the employer, in the presence of the person.

(2) The employer must pay for—

(a) the health assessment; and

(b) if the person has a subsequent assessment—the subsequent assessment; and

(c) the giving of the copies and explanations of the report under subsection (1) .

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

(3) Subsection (2) is not a safety and health obligation for the Act .

(4) Nothing in this division makes the employer responsible for the treatment of any physical or medical condition of the person to whom the report relates.