South Australian Current Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 675S

675S—Survey plan of mine must be prepared

        (1)         The mine operator of a mine must ensure that a detailed survey plan of the mine is prepared by a competent person.

Maximum penalty:

            (a)         in the case of an individual—$6 000;

            (b)         in the case of a body corporate—$30 000.

        (2)         The plan must (unless it relates to a precious stones field under the Opal Mining Act 1995 ) reference the mine to—

            (a)         —

                  (i)         in the case of a plan prepared before 24 September 2022— GDA94 or GDA2020 ; or

                  (ii)         in any other case— GDA2020 ; and

            (b)         the Australian Height Datum .

        (3)         The plan must show the following (if present at the mine):

            (a)         the workings of the mine, including disused workings and bore holes;

            (b)         the location of electrical installations;

            (c)         the location of telephones and other fixed plant associated with the radio and telecommunications systems;

            (d)         water dams and tailings dams;

            (e)         natural features surrounding the mine;

            (f)         places for the storage of hydrocarbons or explosives;

            (g)         points of entry and exit, including emergency exits;

            (h)         refuges (in an underground mine).

        (4)         In complying with subregulation (1), the mine operator of a mine must take all reasonable steps to obtain historical mine surveys of the mine to ensure the accuracy of the mine survey plan.

        (5)         In subregulation (2)—

"Australian Height Datum" means the Australian Height Datum described in the Division of National Mapping Technical Report No.12 , The Adjustment of the Australian Levelling Survey , 1970-71 (2nd edition, 1975);

"Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994" or "GDA94" means the Geocentric Datum of Australia as defined in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. 35 of 6 September 1995 (GDA94 geocentric data set);

"Geocentric Datum of Australia 2020" or "GDA2020" has the same meaning as in the National Measurement (Recognized-Value Standard of Measurement of Position) Determination 2017 made under section 8A of the National Measurement Act 1960 of the Commonwealth.

Note—

Regulation 656 requires the mine operator of an underground mine to prepare a plan of the ventilation system for the mine.