Queensland Numbered Acts

RESOURCES SAFETY AND HEALTH QUEENSLAND BILL 2020 - SECT 79

79 Insertion of new s 76A

After section 76 —
insert—

76A Other functions of committee The committee also has the following functions—

(a) recognising, establishing and publishing the following competencies—

(i) the competencies accepted by the committee as qualifying a person to perform the tasks prescribed by regulation;

(ii) the safety and health competencies required to perform the duties of a person under this Act;

(b) developing a 5-year strategic plan for improving the safety and health of persons at coal mines and persons who may be affected by coal mining operations;

(c) periodically evaluating, and at least once each year updating, the 5-year strategic plan;

(d) developing action plans to achieve measurable targets set in the 5-year strategic plan;

(e) obtaining information from RSHQ to assess the fulfilment of the 5-year strategic plan and the action plans mentioned in paragraph (d);

(f) identifying and prioritising critical risks to the safety and health of persons at coal mines and persons who may be affected by coal mining operations;

(g) providing advice to the coal mining industry about the risks mentioned in paragraph (f);

(h) providing information to the Minister about the performance of RSHQ.