Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) In this
section —
mine includes the means of access to and egress
from a mine.
(2) If —
(a) the
employer of any employee; or
(b) a
self-employed person carrying out work,
at a mine becomes of
the opinion that —
(c) a
situation exists at the mine that could constitute a hazard to any person; and
(d) the
hazard is one that the principal employer at, and the manager of, the mine
have a duty to remedy under section 13; and
(e) the
situation has not come to the attention of either of those persons,
the employer or
self-employed person must, so far as it is reasonably practicable to do so,
give notice of the situation to either the principal employer or the manager.
(3) A notice under
subsection (2) must be given as soon as is reasonably practicable after
the employer or self-employed person becomes of the opinion mentioned in that
subsection.
(4) An employer or
self-employed person who fails to comply with subsection (2) commits an
offence.
[Section 15F inserted by No. 68 of 2004
s. 10.]