(1)         In this Chapter, a "mine"—

            (a)         is a place that is—

                  (i)         a workplace at which mining operations are carried out; or

                  (ii)         a tourist mine; and

            (b)         includes any fixtures, fittings, plant or structures at the place that are used or were formerly used for mining operations.

        (2)         In this Chapter, a "tourist mine" means a workplace—

            (a)         used only for tourism purposes but at which mining operations were formerly carried out; and

            (b)         at which there is a principal mining hazard that was present at the workplace when the mining operations were carried out.

        (3)         In this Chapter, an "underground mine" means that part of a mine that is beneath the surface of the earth and includes plant and structures that extend continuously from the surface into that part of the mine.

        (4)         In this Chapter, "underground mine" does not include a part of a mine in which highwall mining is being carried out.

        (5)         In subregulation (4), "highwall mining" means the underground extraction of coal carried out—

            (a)         by remotely controlled plant that drives the extraction from a place in an open cut mine; and

            (b)         without requiring any person to be present at any part of the extraction.