Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated ActsA person who is a mining lease holder or an associate of the holder, in carrying out activities in the tenure area that are authorised by the tenure, must take all reasonable steps—
(a) to ensure that the activities are carried out at a standard that is accepted as reasonable and proper in the mining industry; and
(b) to maintain in good repair all structures and equipment erected in, or brought into, the tenure area by the person; and
(c) to remove from the tenure area any structure, equipment or other property that—
(i) belongs to the person, or is under the person's control; and
(ii) is not being used, or is not going to be used, in connection with the activities.
Maximum penalty—267 penalty units.
Note—
The safety of offshore exploration activities is governed by the Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Act 1999—see the definition mine in section 9 of that Act.